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PUBPOL 578: Asset Building for Low-Income Families

Explores assets and finances for low income families primarily in the United States. Identifies programs and policies targeted toward asset building and looks at evidence of their efficacy. Uses a multi-disciplinary perspective to examine the economic, social, and political contexts for these policies.
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  • Marieka M. Klawitter

    Professor, Faculty Council Chair

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