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Identify two reasons why a person may experience absolute poverty.
See it on the paper →Calculate the number of people who were living in poverty in Guyana in 2020.
See it on the paper →the difference between absolute poverty and relative poverty.
See it on the paper →Poverty in households may be defined in relative terms. What indicates relative poverty?
See it on the paper →What happened to absolute and relative poverty?
See it on the paper →the two types of poverty.
See it on the paper →Due to war, some people are living in absolute poverty. What is the main indicator of absolute poverty for these people?
See it on the paper →Which changes usually result when a country develops and is able to provide free healthcare and good living conditions?
See it on the paper →How the proportion of a country’s resources devoted to the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors change as its economy develops.
See it on the paper →Analyse how long-term unemployment can cause relative poverty.
See it on the paper →Most candidates correctly calculated 35 per cent of 790, 000 (Guyana’s population size) although a small number of candidates gave 27,650 as their answer rather than 276,500. There were some other candidates who calculated 35 per cent of 1,100, 000 (the optimum population size).
— Examiner report, May/June 2023, 0455/22 Q1(a) (Cambridge)
Most candidates understood that absolute poverty meant a lack of necessities and/or low income. A few gave an example of under $2 a day or referred to lack of housing, food, or clothing. Relative poverty was less understood. Most knew that those with relative poverty had less income than others but were unable to explain how this relativity was measured. A typical answer was ‘Relative poverty is w...
— Examiner report, May/June 2022, 0455/21 Q4(b) (Cambridge)
Most candidates showed a good awareness of how resource allocation is likely to change as an economy develops. There were some good comments on the influences of technology and education on resource allocation.
— Examiner report, October/November 2019, 0455/22 Q4(b) (Cambridge)
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