PUBPOL 3583

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PUBPOL 3583
Comparative Public Policy: Political Pathways to Equality

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Why do some countries offer universal health care coverage, free higher education, or personal financial security, while others do not? What explains the alternative national approaches to similar global challenges, such as those posed by climate change, the gig economy, or migration? This course explores how the public policy strategies adopted in the United States compare to those adopted in other affluent democracies - through the lens of socio-economic inequality. Examining how different countries confront the same issue allows us to identify the policies that redress it, how their content can vary, and why so. The course therefore underscores the reason for these differences: politics and government. Together, we will examine the multiple political pathways to creating public policy across these societies, as well as their effects on the people that live in them.


Distribution Requirements (D-AG), (SCD-AS)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2023SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 3583

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8024 PUBPOL 3583   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Perera, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8025 PUBPOL 3583   DIS 201

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    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8026 PUBPOL 3583   DIS 202

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    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8027 PUBPOL 3583   DIS 203

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    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8028 PUBPOL 3583   DIS 204

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    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9638 PUBPOL 3583   DIS 205

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    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Perera, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9639 PUBPOL 3583   DIS 206

  •  
    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person