F1ID 5010 - Global Poverty — Fabrique des Maquettes Pédagogiques

Informations

Descriptif

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.

Pré-requis

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

Format pédagogique

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.

Mode de validation

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%

Charge de travail

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

Lectures

Lectures principales 2

OECD (2018). A Broken Social Elevator? How to Promote Social Mobility -- http://www.oecd.org/social/broken-elevator-how-to-promote-social-mobility-9789264301085-en.htm
Rachel Bray, et al. (2020). Realising poverty in all its dimensions: A six-country participatory study, World Development, vol. 134

Lectures secondaires 1

De Schutter, O., Lusiani, N. and Chaparro, S. (2020). Re-righting the international tax rules: operationalising human rights in the struggle to tax multinational companies. The International Journal of Human Rights -- https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2020.1816971

Unités pédagogiques

N° d'UP	Type d'UP	Unités pédagogiques	Enseignants	Nombre d'heures	Crédits
54647	Cours séminaire	Global Poverty	Olivier DE SCHUTTER	24	6
57989	—	Global Poverty	Luca TACCONI	16	—

F1ID 5010 - Global Poverty