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PPOL-525 THE POLICY AND POLITICS OF ENTITLEMENTS

PPOL-525 THE POLICY AND POLITICS OF ENTITLEMENTS
Faculty:
  • Feder, Judith
  • Nadel, Mark
    • This course examines the policy and political issues surrounding “entitlement” programs. The concept behind the course is that different entitlement programs -- like Medicare, Medicaid, welfare and social security — raise a common set of policy and political issues. These issues include income redistribution, intergenerational equity, means-testing vs. universality, compulsory participation vs. individual choice, and individual vs. social responsibility.
    Credits: 3
    Prerequisites: None
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