Fall/Winter Timetable

POL2139H1F L0101

Undergraduate Course Code: POL439H1F L0101

The Canadian Welfare State in Comparative Perspective

Themes

: Welfare states receive considerable attention in political science due to their prominence among state functions, and because of the fiscal and demographic pressures they face in an age of globalization. They are the focus interesting theoretical and empirical debates. This course explores the recent comparative politics literature on welfare states in liberal democracies, before examining selected cases in Canadian social policy-making. The course material as about equally divided between comparative and Canadian content.

Texts

Course pack.

Format and Requirements

One two-hour seminar per week. Course requirements TBA.