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Cambridge IGCSE Economics

5.1.2+5.4Comparing living standards; differences in development between countries

Comparing living standards; differences in development between countries in Cambridge IGCSE Economics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 5.1.2Explain the reasons for differences in living standards and income distribution within and between countries.
  2. 5.4.1Explain how differences in income, productivity, population growth, sectors, saving and investment, education, healthcare and natural resources cause differences in development.

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  • Living standards and differences in development between countries

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Comparing living standards; differences in development between countries: sample question

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Why does low saving tend to keep living standards low in a poor country?

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