How to reduce poverty?

Grade 9 Business

News 1: Government gives more time to 115 special economic zone developers for executing projects (Economic Times)

News 2: Ministry of Rural Development demands Rs 1000 crore more for socio economic and caste census (Economic Times)

News 3: Obesity quadruples to nearly one billion in developing world (BBC)

News 4: World Bank pledges $2bn development aid for Burma (BBC)

News 5: OECD links fall in development aid to financial crisis (BBC)

News 6: UK green policy risks development, say Scots ministers (BBC)

News 7: France backs Niger in talks with Areva over uranium mining (Guardian)

News 8: The Human Development Index: What does it mean for T&T? (Guardian Media)

News 9: Update of World Development Indicators database (World Banks Data)

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Case Studies based Question

Please read above mentioned news articles and use the information in preparing your article for the given question. I will appreciate if you use other referenced information in support of your answer.   

 

  Explain the important indicator of Development. Evaluate the important approaches under taken by a government to reduce the proportion of population with lower human development.

[Can select any country]   

Last date for Submission: 

February 23rd,  2014

Please Write Your Response in 500 Words

Note: 

1. Write with references.

2. Market evidences in support of your reasons.

3. Marks allocation for this article is 20

    Rubrics for Marks.

    A. Theoretical Explanation 5 Marks

    B. References. 5 Marks [Use Harvard referencing style]

    C. Use of Key words. 5 Marks

    D. Examples from various Markets 5 Marks

National Income Statistics and Comparative HDI

Grade 12B A2

 

How reliable are national income statistics as a means of comparing living standards between

countries?

Time Duration for submitting the Article is 

 May 6th to 12 May,  2013 

 Write your answer here in 500 Words. [20 Marks]

"Marks allocation will be in accordance to the Rubrics"

Note: I will give zero if your writing are not in accordance to the rubrics mentioned by me.

Measuring standard of living.

TOPIC: FOR GRADE 12B:

"There are so many difficulties in measuring living standards that we can never be sure that people in one country are better off than those in another country." 

Comment upon this statement.

Time Duration for submitting the Article is 

April 29th to May 5th,  2013 

 

Write your opinion here in 500 Words. [20 Marks]

"Marks allocation will be in accordance to the Rubrics"

Note: I will give zero if your writing are not in accordance to the rubrics mentioned by me.

Development Indicators

TOPIC: FOR GRADE 12B:

"GDP growth is a best indicator of development" 

Time Duration for submitting the Article is 

April 22 to 28,  2013 

 Girls should write against the motion 

and 

Boys should write in the favour of motion.

Write your opinion here in 500 Words. [20 Marks]

"Marks allocation will be in accordance to the Rubrics"

Note: I will give zero if your writing are not in accordance to the rubrics mentioned by me.