Assignment
Choose a nation (anywhere in the world) so long as it is possible for you to gather the information you need about it and then write facts and analysis of it.
Questions:
Nation:
Population:
GDP:
GDP per capita:
Unemployment rate:
Inflation rate:
Official currency:
What has the economic growth rate looked like over the past 50 to 100 years?
What are some of it’s major or important industries?
What are some major businesses (corporations), if any?
What is your assessment of how democratic the nation is compared to other nations?
What is your assessment of how corrupt this nation’s government is or is not compared to other nations? (Note: corruption, stability, and political freedom all play a significant role in a nation’s economic health.)
What is your assessment of how high the tax burden is on businesses and individuals in this nation?
What is your assessment of the degree of government involvement in the economy in this nation? (Low to High).
What is your assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of this nation’s economic system? (Are there major problems? Are there major advantages?)
Share anything else you would like to say about this nation and its economy.
