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Different living standards

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ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

Grade 5

IMPROVE YOUR STANDARD OF LIVING

Module 5

DIFFERENT LIVING STANDARDS

  1. The needs and desires of people have undergone many changes through the centuries.

As an example, you could compare the lives of your great-grandparents who may have lived on a farm at the beginning of the previous century to your present life one hundred years later, by means of the following table:

Table 1
  Great-grandparents’ time Today………………………………
Transport Horse and cart on dirt roads  
Education Perhaps as far as Grade 9  
Entertainment Visiting the neighbouring farm  
Medical services Travelling physician  
Food Travelling trader  
Water Farm dam and rain  

[LO 2.1]

  1. Different communities have different needs and do not always succeed in meeting all their needs. As communities become more successful in meeting their needs, their standard of living improves.

People who have a low income mainly strive to meet their need for survival, while communities who have higher incomes are able to afford luxuries and fulfil their desires in addition to meeting their need for survival.

  1. In the following two illustrations two different communities in South Africa are depicted. Study them thoroughly and do a comparative study with the help of the table.
Figure 1
Figure 1 (graphics1.png)
Figure 2
Figure 2 (graphics2.png)
Table 2
Public goods and services provided to community
A B
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

[LO 2.1]

  1. The government has budgeted R5 000 000 for the development of a community that is located in a remote valley outside Cathcart in the Eastern Cape (page 6). This money must be used to address the immediate needs of the community. The funds will not be enough to address all needs immediately, and the community will have to meet their further needs from their own resources at a later date.

Group work

  • Draw up a list of the public goods and services that you think should be developed first in trying to address the immediate needs of this community. Also allocate a round figure to each service to avoid exceeding the budgeted amount. (You may need to make a few telephone calls for information, e.g. on what the cost of a fully equipped ambulance is; what building costs are at present; what Telkom charges for the installation of public telephones, etc.)
Table 3
SERVICE PROJECTED COSTS
   
TOTAL R

[LO 1.1]

  • Where does the government obtain money to fund projects such as this?

[LO 1.4]

  • Write a letter as a community representative to the Minister of Constitutional Development to inform him of your immediate needs. Also explain how you feel the R5 000 000 should be used. Be sure to motivate each suggestion very well.

P O Box 314

CATHCART

5310

....... June ..........

The Minister of Constitutional Development

P O Box 2

PRETORIA

0002

[LO 2.1; 2.2; 2.3]

(d) Your last assignment in this module: Supposing that the community wants to expand / improve these services after a year or two, or add further services, suggest ways in which you could obtain the money that will be needed?

Study the sketch on page 6 once again and put forward some ideas for fundraising projects. Remember the specific location of the community and study the environment surrounding Cathcart – there may be opportunities that could be used to draw people and money.

[LO 4.1]

ASSESSMENT

LO 1

THE ECONOMIC CYCLEThe learner is able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the economic cycle within the context of the economic problem.

We know this when the learner:

1.1 differentiates between the different levels of needs that people have, and explains how these might be satisfied;

1.2 identifies and describes the role of government in the use of resources and services;

1.4 differentiates beteen direct taxes (e.g. income tax) and indirect taxes (e.g. VAT, tax on petrol).

LO 2

SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

The learner will be able to demonstrate an understanding of sustainable growth, reconstruction and development, and to reflect on related processes.

We know this when the learner:

2.1 describes the changes in lifestyles, living standards and patterns of consumption from self-sufficient societies to modern societies;

2.2 explains the concept of economic growth and development, and its impact on the development of communities and society;

2.3 explores personal steps and attitudes to improve the standard of living (e.g. developing entrepreneurial skills, using time and resources productively in promoting a healthy environment).

LO 4

ENTREPRENEURIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

The learner will be able to demonstrate entrepreneurial knowledge, skills and attitudes.

We know this when the learner:

4.1 identifies the specific entrepreneurial skills needed to attract tourists to own community.

Memorandum

Group work

(a) Table

Learners list public goods and services that are identified in each of the illustrations.

(b) Taxes, foreign grants and international organisations

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