Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor
Description: Introduction to the analytical tools used in regional policy analysis as well as to the processes of policy development, implementation, and evaluation. Includes analysis of case studies of councils of government and other regional bodies that have emerged or been created to provide regional governance. May be taken Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) with consent of instructor and graduate advisor. PBPL 206: State Governments as Laboratories of Change 4 Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): graduate standing or consent of instructor. Examines the politics, institutions, and policy processes of state governments and assesses the extent to which variation in state political institutions shapes politics and policies across states. Substantive topics include health care, education, corrections, economic development, land use planning, environmental protection, and social welfare.
Credit: May be taken Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) with consent of instructor and graduate advisor.