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Expert: Rich Mihalic Date: 6/30/2008 Subject: Government
Question Economic and political systems are closely related. In this activity you will draw on knowledge from the entire unit.
You are assigned the task of writing a memo to the head of government of one of 9 countries. Based on your analysis of the economic and demographic statistics for the country, you will recommend a form of government and an economic system that address the country's problems. Download the data for the country your teacher has assigned you.
Country Data
Country A
Country B
Country C
Country D
Country E
Country F
Country G
Country H
Country I
Be sure to include the following information in your memo.
Form of government recommended
Reasons
Economic system recommended
Reasons
CHOOSE COUNTRY B
Country B
Comparison Factors Country B
Life expectancy 58
Literacy rate 61%
Purchasing power parity $1900.00
GDP composition by sector Agriculture 39%
Ind. 18%
Services 43%
Below poverty line N/A
Total population 39,148,162
Total land area 2,505,810 sq km
Birth rate 35.79 per 1000
Death rate 9.37 per 1000
Labor force by Occupation Agriculture 80%
Government 13%
Industry/Commerce 7%
Airports paved runways 12
Airports unpaved runways 51
Military expenditures Percent of GDP 2.5%
Given the information on the card, what problems are facing your country?
What could be some of the factors contributing these problems?
How do these factors influence peoples participation in government?
How does your selection for a governmental and economic system address these problems?
Answer Hi, Taryana: Thanks for the question. First of all, the life expectancy is low and so is the literacy rate along with the purchasing power parity. Most of the country's labor force is involved in agriculture to produce food for the huge population. This whole scenario sounds much like China. Some of the factors contributing to these problems could be that the government only allows so many people to be educated, most of the people are relegated to farming and only a very limited number of people have any wealth. These people can participate in government only on a limited basis mainly because they do not understand the process or the structure. A dictatorship mainly works well here because the people are instructed as to what they need to do, they follow orders and the country survives.
