Economic Development · Global Markets

Measuring Development

Moving beyond GDP to explore the Human Development Index and other qualitative measures.

Key Questions

  1. 1What incentives does a focus on GDP create for environmental policy?
  2. 2How do improvements in literacy create trade-offs in government spending?
  3. 3Who benefits when a nation prioritizes development over rapid industrial growth?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

A-Level: Economics - Economic DevelopmentA-Level: Economics - Measuring Economic Development
Year: Year 13
Subject: Economics
Unit: Economic Development
Period: Global Markets

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