Practise 4.9.3 Political and social barriers in IB Economics SL by reviewing the concepts and applying them to marked questions.
Explain how political and social factors can act as barriers to economic growth and economic development.
Answers may include:
- Terminology: political and social barriers, economic growth, economic development
- Explanation: of any possible political/social barriers, which may inhibit growth and development, such as gender inequality, lack of governance, corruption, unequal political power and status, weak institutional framework involving the legal system, ineffective taxation structures, the banking system and property rights
- Diagram: use of an AD/AS diagram to illustrate economic growth, or a PPC or poverty cycle diagram.
A maximum of [6] should be awarded if only economic growth or economic development in the question item is addressed.
| Marks | Level descriptor |
|---|---|
| 0 | - The work does not reach a standard described by the descriptors below. |
| 1-2 | - The response indicates little understanding of the specific demands of the question. - Economic theory is stated but it is not relevant. - Economic terms are stated but they are not relevant. |
| 3-4 | - The response indicates some understanding of the specific demands of the question. - Relevant economic theory is described. - Some relevant economic terms are included. |
| 5-6 | - The response indicates understanding of the specific demands of the question, but these demands are only partially addressed. - Relevant economic theory is partly explained. - Some relevant economic terms are used appropriately. - Where appropriate, relevant diagram(s) are included. |
| 7-8 | - The specific demands of the question are understood and addressed. - Relevant economic theory is explained. - Relevant economic terms are used mostly appropriately. - Where appropriate, relevant diagram(s) are included and explained. |
| 9-10 | - The specific demands of the question are understood and addressed. - Relevant economic theory is fully explained. - Relevant economic terms are used appropriately throughout the response. - Where appropriate, relevant diagram(s) are included and fully explained. |