Government and Metropolitan Problems

Catalog description

The first part comprises the political framework: state governmental structure, its functions, services, and financing; local, rural, and urban governments, their structures, services, and functions. The second half focuses on metropolitan problems and their interaction with metropolitan government; housing, schooling, transportation, sanitation, pollution, and taxation. Social parameters stemming from ethnic, religious, class, and employment factors, among others, will be interwoven in the analysis. Prerequisite Course(s): Prerequisite: PSCI 110 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3