Fall 2000 Prof. Other students may enroll only with the permission of the instructor. Other than graduate standing, this course presumes no prior background. In this course, the concept of efficiency is developed and applied along with the goal of social equity to help determine the roles of the public, private and non-profit sectors. Units on privatization and cost-benefit analysis are also included.
Discussion is graded on the quality of the comments.
Half of the 300 points of the grade will be determined after topic 7, and the other half will be determined after topic 13. Students may submit drafts of their papers one week before their due date for an ungraded review by the instructor. Written work must be of high quality and professionally presented. Appropriate citations and references are essential for reasons of academic honesty and proper style. Late papers will be penalized four percent per day or any portion thereof.