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Crawford School of Public Policy · ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
This course is available for on-campus & remote (online) learning. All students participate in interactive, real-time classes. This course tackles the big questions of economic growth, inequality, and sustainability. It introduces students to a range of contemporary debates, frameworks, and insights and helps students to apply them to produce technically sound and politically attractive policy advice on real-world problems. Through a mix of lectures, interactive case workshops, and the writing of case papers, the course exposes students to the key policy debates of our time and helps them to improve their analytical and writing skills.
Essay 1 (max 1,500 words; worth 40% or 10%)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Essay 2 (max 1,500 words; worth 40% or 10%)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Essay 3 (max 1,500 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Debate and participation
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
The standard workload for a 6 unit course is 130 hours including in class time and independent study. Other Information The course involves a mixture of lectures, seminars, and individual consultations.
Growth, Inequality and the Environment: An Introduction to Some of the Big Ideas and Debates of our Time by Stephen Howes, Vishesh Agarwal, and Matthew Woolf. This book has grown out of the lecture notes for the course and will be available on Wattle. Hard copies will also be made available to students.