Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in human and social sciences | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Social policies can be defined by their field of intervention. They aim to protect people against the occurrence of certain events or social risks (sickness, pregnancy, etc.). Their goal is to organise the running of certain social sectors (labour market, etc.), promote desirable behaviours (stop smoking services, professional training, etc.) or ban others (child protection). They are recognised as social because their role is to protect vulnerable categories (from employees within a work context to children in danger) and/or proceed with a redistribution through their services and benefits.
One of the main instruments of social policies is social welfare. But redistributive transfers can be achieved through other means such as social tariffs (public transport, nurseries, etc.), free services or the payment of subsidies (education, culture, etc.), taxation and special taxation tools (pensions, etc), direct benefits (employment allowance, etc.). In addition to these tools are the labour law, health regulations, regulations concerning alcohol consumption and smoking.
After a general presentation of all these policies and their stakes, the course will analyse some of these subjects from an economic point of view based on statistics and empirical research.
Introduction- Scope of employment and social policies
Chapter 1- Health sector
A. Social inequalities in health
B. Accessibility to health care
Chapter 2- Poverty
A. Poverty policy in Belgium
B. Childhood poverty
Chapter 3- Ageing: budgetary costs
Chapter 4- Redistributive effects of social services: health, education, social housing, public transport
Chapter 5- Performance of the welfare state in Europe
Chapter 6- Labour market statistics
Chapter 7- Employment policies
Chapter 8 - Collective bargaining
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Define the main social policies
- Analyse and explain the impact of a policy on different economic variables
- Interpret statistics relating to these problems (Gini index, disposable income, allocated budgets, etc.)
- Interpret the results of empirical economic analyses
- Synthesize various texts (scientific articles, research reports, etc.)
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Notions of political economy
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
30h of classes
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Remote course
Additional information:
Transmissive teaching and seminars (experts)
Recommended or required readings
List of documents distributed during class
Written exam
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Professor :
F. FECHER, Bureau I.61A - Tél : 04/366 30 69 Email : ffecher@uliege.be
Assistant :
F. VANDENINDEN, Bureau I.60, Tél : 04 366 48 90 Email : f.vandeninden@uliege.be