Equity. Increased productivity. Price stability. Environmental protection. Decreased poverty. Governments establish socio-economic goals and then must design and fund programs to address these goals. Groups investigate various programs designed to help governments meet it's socio-economic goals and evaluate their effectiveness.

Concepts

the minimum wage, economic policies, the unemployment rate, welfare

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• The informtion sheets are dated; therefore, have groups investigate current statistics for their program

Classroom Considerations

• The 17th in a series of 19 related resources

Pros

• The six-page packet includes a brief plan, information sheets for the various programs, and a brief constructed response paragraph

Cons

• Because little scaffolding is provided for the activity, some learners may struggle with the assessment