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U.S. Social Policy

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Instructor: Prof. Andrea Campbell
Term: Spring 2006
Level: Undergraduate
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U.S. Social Policy

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Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 4: Who Participates?

Lecture 5: Who Gets Represented? The Case of Social Security

Lecture 6: Who Gets Represented? The Case of Tax Cuts and Other Policies

Lecture 7: Interest Groups I

Lecture 8: Interest Groups II: Business vs. Labor

Lecture 11: Problem Definition and Agenda Setting I: The Case of Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage

Lecture 12: Problem Definition and Agenda Setting II

Lecture 13: Policy-Relevant Institutions: Congress I

Lecture 14: Policy-Relevant Institutions: Congress II; The Case of the Hidden Welfare State

Lecture 15: Policy-Relevant Institutions: The Courts; The Case of Welfare Rights

Lecture 16: Implementation: The Case of Rehabilitation in Prison

Lecture 17: Policy Design

Lecture 18: The Consequences of Policy Design: The Cases of Welfare and the G.I. Bill

Lecture 19: Public-Private Relations

Lecture 20: The Working Years: Unemployment, Disability Insurance, and the EITC

Lecture 21: Gender in U.S. Social Policy: The Case of Family and Medical Leave

Lecture 22: Education Policy: Vouchers

Lecture 23: Education Policy: Federal College Loans