Objectives
After the course, the student has a basic understanding of how welfare states operate. The student is familiar with country differences in institutional solutions, knows how countries cluster in terms of the welfare institutions, and can relate different institutional solutions to outcomes, such as poverty or gender inequality. The student can explain central concepts in comparative welfare state literature and draw information from relevant comparative data sources. The student can also display, interpret, and critically discuss comparative findings.
After the course, the student has a basic understanding of how welfare states operate. The student is familiar with country differences in institutional solutions, knows how countries cluster in terms of the welfare institutions, and can relate different institutional solutions to outcomes, such as poverty or gender inequality. The student can explain central concepts in comparative welfare state literature and draw information from relevant comparative data sources. The student can also display, interpret, and critically discuss comparative findings.
- Opettaja
Eija Lindroos