America's Poverty and Inequality Course
It’s a special moment in U.S. history in which income inequality has reached unprecedented levels, poverty remains extreme, and racial and gender inequalities are intransigent.
Why is there so much inequality and poverty? How might they be reduced? Find out from the country’s top scholars in “America’s course” on poverty and inequality.

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America's Poverty and Inequality Course
It’s a special moment in U.S. history in which income inequality has reached unprecedented levels, poverty remains extreme, and racial and gender inequalities are intransigent.
Why is there so much inequality and poverty? How might they be reduced? Find out from the country’s top scholars in “America’s course” on poverty and inequality.

9 weeks
2–4 hours per week
Self-paced
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Free
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Starts May 30
Ends Aug 31
America's Poverty and Inequality Course
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- Institution: StanfordOnline
- Subject: Economics & Finance
- Level: Introductory
- Prerequisites: None
- Language: English
- Video Transcript: English
- Associated skills: Human Services, Planning, United States History, Social Sciences, Economic Policy
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