1. The World Bank publishes on line one side of A4 data summaries for each
country. See
http://www.worldbank.org/data/countrydata/countrydata.html
UK is http://www.worldbank.org/data/countrydata/littledata/221.pdf
Asking students to compare for say another developing country and LCD might
generate some interesting conversations? I used Luxembourg and Ethiopia
2. Geoff is far too modest to post to the group but if you have not looked
at the site recently a revisit is well worth while. See particularly Study
Topic http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/geoff.riley/topics.htm Each area
includes relevant links to the Internet and brief resources on the following
topics:
MONOPOLY
OLIGOPOLY
EXTERNALITIES
WAGE THEORY
POVERTY
TRADE UNIONS
NATIONAL INCOME
ECONOMIC GROWTH
LIVING STANDARDS
CONSUMPTION
INVESTMENT
DEVELOPMENT
INFLATION
INTEREST RATES
HOUSING
UNEMPLOYMENT
TAXATION
GLOBAL TRADE
UK BOP
EXCHANGE RATES
Richard Young
31 Newland Mill
Witney OX8 6HH
Tel: 01993 200110
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