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• Page 169, Paper 1 essay question, Q 1b
EVALUATE the use of GDP figures as a means
of comparing countries.
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WHAT?
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Introduction
paragraph
1. GDP Definition
2. Sentence (Thesis
statement)
 Gross Domestic Product or GDP is a
measure of economic activity in a country.
It is the total value of final goods and
services produced within a country over a
period of time (usually a year), regardless
of who owns the factors of production.
 When comparing countries, GDP is a
reasonably good indicator of economic
activity, however, there are some important
aspects that it does not include and
therefore GDP may not give us a true picture
of a country’s well-being.
 Some of these reasons are explained below.
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Body paragraph
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diagram in this question?
1. Reasons
(Use Firstly, Secondly, Thirdly)
2. Examples
 Firstly, GDP does not include output
that is not recorded or underrecorded. In countries there are many
economic activities that are no
officially recorded such as a person’s
own work in repairing his own house,
or food grown by a person and
consumed by his family. Similarly, it
does not include any work of charity
done by people which helps to make
a better society.
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Body paragraph
1. Reasons
(Use Firstly, Secondly, Thirdly)
2. Examples
 Secondly, GDP does not include external
costs such as the costs to the
environment of using resources (cutting
trees, drilling oil) or the cost of pollution.
These worsen the health of people, but
are not included in GDP.
 Thirdly, GDP does not include other
quality of life issues such as longer
working hours which may reduce the
time that people have for leisure
activities and have an impact on the
stress levels. It does not measure the
happiness levels of people.
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Body paragraph
1. Reasons
(Use Firstly, Secondly, Thirdly)
2. Examples
 Finally, when GDP measures the output
of a country, it does not tell the
difference between whether the output
is made up of goods and services that are
used by consumers or those that are
used for military or defense purposes. If
the output has a lot of defense goods,
this would not improve the living
standards of the people.
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Conclusion
1. Concluding
Sentence – it must
have your
suggestion or
opinion!
 In conclusion, GDP does not measure the
actual improvement in standard of living
or the quality of life of people when
comparing countries.
PEER SCORING PRACTICE
INRODUCTION:
1. Definition
2. Sentence / Thesis statement
BODY:
3. One-Two reasons
4. Three – Five reasons
5. Examples with each reason
6. Use of transition words
(firstly, secondly, thirdly, finally)
CONCLUSION
7. Concluding statement
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