005 - Reducing Disparities

Syllabus Point

Discuss (AO3) the different ways in which disparities can be reduced with an emphasis on trade and market access, debt relief, aid and remittances.

Evaluate (AO3) the effectiveness of strategies designed to reduce disparities.

Key Terminology

• Discuss
• Evaluate

The terms below you should already know!

• Trade
• Market Access
• Debt Relief
• Aid
• Remittances

Define the command terms above using the 'Command Term' posters in the classroom. The other terms you should hopefully know but if not remind yourself by using the links below:

Useful Links

• Google Definition - Trade
• Business Dictionary - Market Access
• Google Definition - Debt Relief
• Dictionary.com - aid
• Google Definition - Remittances

Activity One - Show and Tell

As a group you will be divided into 5 sub-teams who will investigate a specific method to reduce disparities in wealth. Each team will need to produce a guide and a presentation for the rest of the group on how their method reduces disparities. Once completed the guides will be shared with everyone on www.nationsinsoc.org under Celebrations. Each guide will need to include the following:

• Definition of the strategy.
• How the strategy works.
• A cost-benefit analysis of the strategy.
• A case study of the strategy to illustrate the success or failure.

Presentation

• No more than 10 minutes in length
• Google slide presentation which you will share with me.
• Images rather than words on the slides.
• Cue cards to help with your presentation.

Resources