Factors influencing growth and development

Evaluate the possible factors influencing the level of economic development in a developing country of your choice.

Case study · The economy of India

Evaluate the microeconomic and macroeconomic reasons for the fall in poverty in India.

Case study · The economy of India

Evaluate the microeconomic and macroeconomic effects of rapid increases in population in India.

Case study · The energy market

Evaluate the microeconomic and macroeconomic advantages for a country specialising in energy production using gas.

Case study · Sub-Saharan Africa – growth and development

Evaluate the microeconomic and macroeconomic effects of decreasing interest rates in Kenya, or another developing country of your choice.

Case study · Mozambique

Evaluate the microeconomic and macroeconomic factors, apart from access to credit and banking, influencing growth and development in Mozambique.

Case study · Mozambique

Evaluate the likely microeconomic and macroeconomic effects of relatively high inflation rates in many African countries.

Case study · Indonesia

With reference to the information provided and your own knowledge, evaluate the microeconomic and macroeconomic effects on Indonesia of the volatility of prices of commodities such as coal.

Case study · Ghana – cocoa and chocolate production

With reference to the second paragraph of Extract E, examine two likely problems for the expansion of the chocolate industry in Ghana.

Case study · Trade and development in Africa

With reference to Extract A, examine two causes of the high cost of transporting goods between African countries.

Case study · Trade and development in Africa

Discuss the impact of improved transport links between African countries on economic growth rates.

Case study · Sub-Saharan Africa – growth and development

Examine two demographic factors influencing development in Kenya.

Case study · Trade and aid in Rwanda

With reference to the information provided, examine two likely benefits for the Rwandan economy of the growth in the country’s population.

Case study · Trade and Development Issues in Africa

Discuss the problems for the Ivory Coast of dependency on cocoa for a large proportion of their exports. Refer to Figure 2 in your answer.

Case study · Mozambique

With reference to Extract D line 21, explain why ‘opportunity cost’ is a problem for governments of developing countries when servicing debt.

Case study · Mozambique

Examine two reasons, apart from access to finance, why 90% of the manufacturing sector in Mozambique ‘is made up of small enterprises’ (Extract E, line 9).

Case study · Globalisation and Inequality

With reference to the information provided and your own knowledge, examine two factors that might explain the differing rates of decline in absolute poverty in East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Case study · Globalisation and Inequality

Discuss the role of the financial sector in the growth and development of developing countries.

Case study · Chile

Apart from externalities, discuss the problems that Chile faces as a result of dependency on copper mining.

Which one of the following is most likely to happen to Argentina’s currency value as a result of capital flight, assuming it is operating with a floating exchange rate system?