308.610.01 THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF SOCIAL INEQUALITIES AND ITS CONSEQUENCES FOR HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE.

Focuses on the economic and political causes for the growth of social inequalities in the U.S. and in the world and its consequences for health and quality of life. Emphasizes the increasing concentration of power and the way it appears in health and vital statistics. Requires active participation of the students in the discussion of the issues involved. Also discusses the classical works of Wilkinson, Kawachi, Kennedy, Muntaner, Shi, Navarro and others.

At the conclusion of this course, students will 1) understand how globalization impacts on the economy? 2) distinguish the difference between the globalization and regionalization of economies; 3) identify what changes are occurring in public health and social policies that are attributable to the process of globalization; 4) identify the causes of the recent growth in social inequalities; 5) distinguish what are the health and social consequences of greater inequality