This first portion of the course, held in Ann Arbor, will introduce students to China and its policy and economic environments. Drawing on the expertise of Ford School faculty and outside guests, each class will focus on a different policy...

In the second portion of the course, Ford School students will travel to Beijing, China for 12 days (depart May 1, 2011, return May 13, 2011) to learn more about China through meetings with business and government leaders, sessions with Renmin...

This course will explore the history, structure and likely future trends of private health insurance in the...

This course will focus on economic development policy – intended to achieve rapid and sustained economic growth and alleviate poverty (spreading...

Americans volunteer - at least they purport and aspire to. From de Tocqueville to Obama, volunteerism has always been a central, evolving part of the American...

The main idea that we want to get across is implicit in the title: Systematic thinking - largely from the social sciences, but with the application of scientific methods and knowledge more generally - can make a significant difference in the way...

This course is intended to serve as an introduction to the major issues of health and health care in the United States – what they are, what determines them, and how they can be altered. In so doing, the course surveys the field of public...

This course prepares students to understand the political and institutional environmental within which public policy is formulated and...

This course develops students' abilities to use microeconomic analysis to further our understanding of public...

Is Congress too partisan? Can Congress fulfill its legislative and oversight functions? Do the executive and judicial branches effectively control public policy formulation? Have the State Legislatures become the true "laboratories of...