POLT 317 - Seminar: The Transformation of the Welfare State

3 SS, WR
This seminar examines the emergence of new, qualitatively different kinds of welfare states across the advanced capitalist world in the past two decades. The seminar will be comparative, examining the causes and consequences of the crisis and transformation of the welfare state in Western Europe and North America. Topics will include: welfare and healthcare reform, the feminization of the labor force, and the impact of globalization on welfare states.

Prerequisites & Notes
Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 15.
Mr. Howell

[Next Offered 2007-2008]

Credits: 3 hours