Fall 2025 Urban & Social Policy IA7600 section 001

Comparative Social Welfare Policy

Comparative Social Welfar

Call Number 15517
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Yumiko T Shimabukuro
Type SEMINAR
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

This course explores welfare systems from a comparative perspective and analyzes the political, economic, socio-cultural, and historical factors that shape and sustain them in various parts of the world.  It pays particular attention to the development of key national social welfare policies, such as social security, health care, unemployment insurance, social assistance, public employment and training, and emerging best practices and challenges in these areas.  The course also analyzes pressing global/regional trends (e.g., greying of societies, labor market stratification, social innovation, and working poverty).   

Web Site Vergil
Department Urban and Social Policy
Enrollment 0 students (28 max) as of 10:06AM Saturday, June 7, 2025
Subject Urban & Social Policy
Number IA7600
Section 001
Division School of International and Public Affairs
Open To SIPA
Section key 20253URSP7600U001