Enrichment
DRC’s rich soil bears few riches for its miners
17th May 2021
This wonderfully vivid photo-essay from the Guardian could make for an excellent starter activity.
Can students identify all the economic issues illustrated in this photo essay about gold mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
There are so many things that merit attention: from elasticities, to development, to externalities, to development and lots of areas for discussion, developing the notion of 'value added' and miners' pay, workers' rights, and questions about fairness in society.
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Graham Watson
Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to tutor2u, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.
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