Question 22M.1.SL.TZ0.a
| Date | May 2022 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 10] | Reference code | 22M.1.SL.TZ0.a |
| Level | SL | Paper | 1 | Time zone | TZ0 |
| Command term | Explain | Question number | a | Adapted from | N/A |
Explain how political and social factors can act as barriers to economic growth and economic development.
[10]
Marks should be allocated according to the paper 1 markbands for May 2022 forward, part A.
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.
Relative to the other questions on the paper, this question was the most challenging for students. The aim of the question was for responses to consider issues such as gender inequality, corruption, unequal political power and status, a weak institutional framework through the legal system, and ineffective taxation structures. Many answers, however, drifted into general barriers to economic growth and development. Students also found it difficult to answer the question using economic theory, such as the PPC model and the poverty cycle.
