USP 560 : Urban Poverty and Policy
| Prerequisites: | ENG 214 or equivalent. |
| Description: | Nature and causes of urban poverty. Theories of poverty and their policy implications. Role of education, employment and family status; gender and race; metropolitan location; global economic restructuring; anti-poverty policies and proposals; development of policy alternatives. This course is offered as USP 560 and PLSI 560. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix. [GE] |
| Units: | 4 |
