THE LAW AND SOCIAL CHANGE

Catalog description

This course seeks to examine the ways in which social change is affected and effected through the use of the legal system and government. It examines the public policy process and the steps in public policy formulation. Moreover, it examines how the business community influences public policy. The course examines why some social reform movements have been viewed by most observers as "successful" in bringing about social change and affecting public policy while others have been less successful in achieving their goals.