Essay Questions
You are required to submit a paper of 2,500 words, on ONE of the topics. Submit your paper in WORD via Canvas. Contact the Module Administrator if you have any problems with Canvas.
Use the bolded headers below as the Assignment Title on the Canvas Cover Sheet, when you upload your paper. Please double space your text so we can type between the lines.
1. GOVERNMENT - Of the government and other economic/ business institutions in the UK, which three are most important to businesses and why?
2. ECONOMIC TRENDS - The prospects for the (X) economy are good. Discuss. (X = the UK, the EU, the US, the Chinese economy or other BRIC OR MINT economy. Choose one)
3. BUSINESS IN THE ECONOMY - What three economic indicators do businesses need to monitor and why? Draw on examples of which you are aware.
4. GLOBALISATION - Globalisation theory explains why the crash in the Chinese economy in August 2015 had an effect on world trade and other economies in the world. Discuss (See Busch (2000) in Hay and Marsh).
5. REGIONALISATION - To what extent is it correct that production and consumption (the market for goods and services) are organised on a world region basis?
6. CLUSTERS - Competitive advantage is derived from businesses in the supply chain being located close to each other, as suggested by Cluster theory. Discuss.
7. GOVERNMENT POLICIES - What type of economic and industrial policy (a Hayekian Free market; Keynes' demand management and/or Marxian inspired industrial policy) do businesses want and why?.
ESSAY GUIDELINES 2016
You have to write an essay on ONE of the topics. The following represents some guidelines on what to look at in the essays. It is not exhaustive and not the only way in which you could tackle the questions. I am not suggesting that this is the form that the essays must take. It is up to you what you write about and how you structure the essay.
However you are advised to follow the general guidelines on essays already posted on Canvas.
The important thing is to establish a proposition in relation to the topic, and then to bring forward the evidence to argue the point and then bring forward evidence to refute it... and then to arrive at the conclusion. Note that not all answers will take this form. Note that you might be able to arrive at a categorical conclusion.
The introduction should do just that...ie introduce the paper. It should give some background; state the proposition; outline the contents (these become the headings in the paper); and the conclusion. You are being assessed on how well you structure your paper and the argument that you make as well as the content.
Make sure that you also do Harvard System referencing properly. Cite references properly. Ascribe quotes to authors; use " ". Do not commit plagiarism. We have plagiarism detection software. It highlights text that is downloaded from published sources.
You are expected to draw on many sources in writing your paper. There is no one book that will provide the answers to the question you are tackling. The reading list is your starting point; you are expected to do your own research as well. Do ‘Google' searches on the issues.
Please note that following the plan for the essays presented below exactly will not necessarily guarantee you that first class mark. You have to answer the question well. Look at the marking criteria in the Handbook to see what you have to do achieve a first class grade and remember the general advice you have been given on essay writing.
The essay topics are as follows:
1. Government
2. Economic Trends
3. Business in the Economy
4. Globalisation
5. Regionalism
6. Clusters
7. Government Policies
The Topic is Government.
Words: 2750
Style: Harvard
Topic :- GOVERNMENT - Of the government and other economic/ business institutions in the UK, which three are most important to businesses and why?