| CODE | SWP3132 | ||||||
| TITLE | Social and Economic Policy in Malta | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Social Policy and Social Work | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit evaluates the role of the state in the Maltese economy. It focuses on four important areas: welfare policy and charges, employment creation and economic growth, the demographic transition: migration and population ageing, monopolies and regulation. Study-unit Content Indicative list of topics to be covered: - The role of the State in Malta in the past forty years; - Economic efficiency, monopolies and pricing policies; - Income distribution and social support schemes in Malta; - Post war migration; - The economic implications of an ageing population; - Economic growth and employment creation. Study Unit Aims: - Apply basic economic models to understand the role and implications of social policy; - Make students aware of the important impact that the structure and development of the economy has on social policy; - Make students aware of the cost of social policy by introducing the basic analytical concepts of public sector budgeting and the important role of CBA in understanding how money is allocated. Learning Outcomes: Knowledge and understanding By the end of the study-unit, the student will be able to: - Explain basic economic and social policy concepts and be able to apply them; - Analyse the link between the economy and social policy and of its implications; - Interpret and analyze economic indicators; - Evaluate the role of the state in the Maltese Economy; - Describe and explain the economic and social dimensions of an ageing population and of migration trends. Skills By the end of the study-unit, the student will be able to: - Identify how economic development influences social policy; - Quantify and measure the implications of different social policy decisions; - Analyse the role and implications of social policy from a more comprehensive approach. Recommended Texts: - Nicholas Barr, The Economics of the Welfare State, Oxford University Press. - E. P. Delia, Papers on Malta's Political Economy, Midsea Books. - E. P. Delia, Towards Sustainable Welfare Programmes and Pensions in Malta, Malta Chamber of Commerce. - E. P. Delia, Keynote Speeches 2000-2001 (2ed), APS Bank Publications. - EUROPEAN COMMISSION. 2014. Guide to Cost Benefit Analysis of Investment Projects, Publications Office of the European Union. - GRAND, J. L. & ROBINSON, R. V. F. 2016. Economics of Social Problems, Palgrave Macmillan UK. - ROSNER, P. 2005. The Economics of Social Policy, Edward Elgar. - STOCK, W. A. 2012. Introduction to Economics: Social Issues and Economic Thinking, Wiley Global Education. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Stephanie Fabri |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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