LAS253 Urban Economics

This course provides an understanding of local governments, for example, municipalities, school districts, city and suburban library boards, and park district boards. It looks at different ways these governments influence economic life by taxing, spending, and regulating. Students will learn how each of these activities affects various groups in the population and how people's perception and evaluation of local governments is shaped by the way public officials and members of the media communicate information about them. Prerequisite: None. 5 quarter hours Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

Distribution

GenEd-Social Science