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Course Detail

Course Name Socio-economic Sustainability
Course Code 23CIE467
Program B. Tech. in Civil Engineering
Campus Coimbatore

Syllabus

Unit 1

Concepts of Social Entrepreneurship and Creating Shared Value- Strategic corporate social responsibility, double-bottom-line business, social enterprise-social business- Social impact measurement- Partnership management- Open-source model- Social movement strategy- Leadership vs. Management Embedded strategy – Congruence model analysis – Organizational change stages – Focused vs. dispersed scope of social innovation programs – Concepts of business ethics – Ethical principles – Moral relativism – Moral responsibility – Moral development

Unit 2

Introduction to Public Administration and Policy:-The distinctive characteristics of public organizations – The traditional public administration model – The New Public Management model – Public sector reforms – Ethics and accountability in the public sector – Crisis management – The policy cycle – The politics of public policy – Theories of policy learning – Public policy analysis – Comparative public policy

Unit 3

Introduction to Law & Economics; The Big Picture Case for Sustainability- Introduction to Law & Economics; Introduction to US Legal System and Environmental Laws- Introduction to EU Legal System and Environmental Laws- Environmental Crimes and Criminal Enforcement- Economics of Sustainability and Environmental Protection- ASEAN Legal Frameworks, Sustainable Development, and Environmental Protection- Introduction to Corporate Governance and CSR- Sustainability and Sustainable Economic Development; Prosperity within Global and Ecological Limits- Sustainable Cities and Urbanization- Law & Economics Approach to Property Law- Valuation, Environmental Services, and Internalizing All Costs of Pollution- Law & Economics Approach to Tort Law- Law & Economics Approach to Contract Law-

Objectives and Outcomes

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Course Objectives:

Two of the three pillars of sustainability are Social and economic prosperity. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) highlight the importance of poverty reduction, and call for policy implementation that leads to the socio-economic development of impoverished people. This course provides different aspects for the betterment of society

Course Outcome

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To understand social responsibility for sustainable future

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To understand the public administration policies for susatainability

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To gain knowledge on Sustainable Economic Development

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Text Books / References

Textbooks

Haroon A. Khan, “An Introduction to Public Administration”, University Press of America , 2008

Robert Cooter & Thomas Ulen, “Law and Economics”, Pearson, 2016

Hal Taback, Ram Ramanan , “Environmental Ethics and Sustainability”, CRC Press, 2013

Mark Ryan, “Environmental Ethics and Sustainability: The Precautionary Ecosystem Health Principle (Values and Identities: Crossing Philosophical Borders)”, Rowman & Littlefield, 2016

References

Josef Wieland, “Creating Shared Value – Concepts, Experience, Criticism”, Springer, 2017

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