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166-041 Australian Public Policy and Public Sector Change: Current Trends | |
Note | Formerly available as 166-270/370. Students who have completed 166-270/370 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 2nd and 3rd year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Bruce Headey & Linda Hancock |
Prerequisites | Usually 25 points of first year Politics subject. Students with only 12.5 points in Politics may apply to the second/third year coordinator. |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | Usually two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | Recent debates and reforms in Australian and Victorian public policy and public sector management will be analysed. Topics include welfare policy, health policy, unemployment and gender issues. Major changes in the public sector, including privatisation and contracting out of services, will be assessed. Students will be encouraged to design and evaluate policy proposals. |
Assessment | An essay or project of 2000 words involving issues of policy design and implementation, and a 2-hour examination equivalent to 2000 words. |
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