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General information |
Course unit name: Economics and the Welfare State
Course unit code: 362565
Academic year: 2021-2022
Coordinator: Jorge Calero Martinez
Department: Department of Economics
Credits: 3
Single program: S
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Estimated learning time |
Total number of hours 75 |
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Face-to-face and/or online activities |
30 |
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- Lecture |
Face-to-face |
2 |
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- Lecture with practical component |
Face-to-face |
28 |
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Supervised project |
20 |
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Independent learning |
25 |
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Learning objectives |
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Referring to knowledge — Acquire detailed knowledge of the public economy using instruments of analysis and the knowledge of theory gained in the subject Public Expenditure.
— Describe and discuss the origins, historical development and varieties of the welfare state.
— Identify the reasons for the crisis in the welfare state.
— Identify gender-related issues in the operation of the welfare state.
Referring to abilities, skills
— Analyse and organise the subject material.
— Think critically and build an argument based on reliable data.
— Interpret political and economic indicators, charts and statistics.
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Teaching blocks |
1. Introduction to the welfare state
1.1. Principles and functions
1.2. The real development of welfare states
1.3. Describing today’s welfare states using the analysis of social expenditure
2. The crisis in the welfare state
2.1. Part I. The economy, taxation and the welfare state
2.2. Part II. Other factors