Introduces students to the history and process of public policy making and ways to evaluate them with a focus on health. Course topics include the origins of public-policy making; the concept of the welfare state, its history and evolution; key concepts, modes and instruments in the process of public policy making; and constraints on public policy analysis along with critical analyses of relevant cases from the field of health.
Introduces students to the history and process of public policy making and ways to evaluate them with a focus on health. Course topics include the origins of public-policy making; the concept of the welfare state, its history and evolution; key concepts, modes and instruments in the process of public policy making; and constraints on public policy analysis along with critical analyses of relevant cases from the field of health.