Understanding Public Policy in OECD Countries (SP0074)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : SPS-P-OECD

Discusses and uses quantitative data to analyse the main directions of post-war policy development and change in OECD countries. Topics covered includes public expenditure patterns, welfare state development, labour market trends and topics in the realm of the personal, including home ownership, fertility and divorce.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of Social and Political Studies), (School of Social and Political Studies, Schedule J)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
18/09/2007	16:00	18:00

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	14:00	15:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The course seeks to develop:

• A knowledge of the main directions of post-war policy development in the nations of the OECD area;
• A capacity to identify major patterns of similarity and diversity in post-war public policy and to understand their causes;
• An ability to utilize the methods of quantitative data analysis to account for differences in cross-national policy outcomes.