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Date November 2019 Marks available [Maximum mark: 15] Reference code 19N.1.SL.TZ0.b
Level SL Paper 1 Time zone TZ0
Command term Discuss Question number b Adapted from N/A
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[Maximum mark: 15]
19N.1.SL.TZ0.b

Discuss the implications of the direct provision of public goods by a government.

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Markscheme

Marks should be allocated according to the paper 1 markbands for May 2013 forward, part B.

Answers may include:

  • definition of public goods
  • a diagram is not required
  • explanation that the non-rivalrous and non-excludable characteristics of public goods means they will not be provided by the free market and will need to be provided by the government
  • examples of public goods
  • synthesis or evaluation (discuss).

Discussion may include: consideration of the nature of public goods and whether they have to be provided by the government. The problems of providing public goods by the government, such as the opportunity cost of government spending and inefficient government provision.

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