Course Details
Country:
Spain
Institution:
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Course Title:
The Welfare State in Comparative Perspective
Course Number:
16932
Course Description:
DESCRIPTION OF CONTENTS: PROGRAMME
The welfare state: origins, evolution and current characteristics. Citizenship and the welfare state. Types of welfare
state. Social and cultural foundations of the welfare state. Distribution of risks, opportunities and economic efficiency in
contemporary societies. Patterns of inequality: State, market and family. The third sector. Social movements:
recognition and redistribution. The current problems of the welfare state. Welfare state, regionalization and
globalization. Economic crisis and the welfare state. Attitudes toward redistribution and welfare state in comparative
perspective.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
GOVT 444
Course URL:
https://aplicaciones.uc3m.es/cpa/cpa/generaFichaPDF?ano=2019&plan=351&asignatura=16932&idioma=2
Attachment Files:
Comparative Politics in ....pdf
