Understanding the societal problem of thinking about inequality 2. Knowing the social science terms for discussion inequality problems 3. Learning what we measure and what it means 4. Attempting diagnosis of a policy proposal 5. Understanding national and global perspectives on inequality 6.
Group presentations Much of our professional activity involves working with others.
This course will require that you work in groups of 3-4 people to prepare material that is presented in class. The group may choose not to identify any individual contributions. The first groups will be used to identify your particular interests and their relation to the analysis and agenda set forth in The government we deserve. Later groups will be formed to work on particular tax, transfer, insurance, and philanthropy issues. Paper A major aspect of this course is the term paper.