F1ID 5010 - Global Poverty

This course explores the different meanings of poverty and how it can be addressed, either by post-market tools relying on progressive taxation and social policies, or by pre-market approaches relying on the establishment of an inclusive economy; and how domestic policies and the international environment can be shaped to fight poverty.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Understanding of global poverty and inequalities
• Understanding of the challenges associated with combating poverty
• Understanding of the role of different framings of poverty

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Concepts associated with poverty and inequalities; Main political controversies about fighting poverty; Narratives about poverty.

A background in Macroeconomics, Development Studies, Public Policy Analysis, Urban Planning while not mandatory, is welcome

The course will consist in a combination of lectures introducing each topic, and class discussions taking the questions prepared by the students as a departure point.

• Class participation (actively taking part in class debates) 30%
• Policy brief (by groups of 3-4 students) 30%
• Final reform proposal (individual policy proposal of 1,000 to 1,200 words to be sumitted at the end of the semester): 40%

• Attendance: 2 hours a week / 24 hours a semester
• Online learning activities: 2 hours a week / 24 hours a semester
• Reading and Preparation for Class: 6 hours a week / 72 hours a semester
• Research and Writing for Individual Assessments: 2 hours a week / 24 hours a semester