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 * What is the difference between the Public and Private Sectors **

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 Research the following sectors of an economy and find out who provides these goods and services:
 * Student Activity: **
 * Total Government expenditure by various sectors (produce a pie chart
 * Education (what provision and what percentage is public and private. What laws are in place for minimum provision?)
 * Healthcare
 * Roads and Public transport
 * Electricity and Gas
 * telecommunications
 * Oil industry
 * Farming and fishing
 * Welfare payments

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Save your work in the common Google doc. (your teacher has the link)

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The Private Sector **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Largest LTDs]

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">Privatisation <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">media type="custom" key="25487126"
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Presentation Link for shared privatisation resource] **

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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"> Shared Google presentation on privatisation

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Extension reading. What are the counter arguments to this article?]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The Government's Regulation of the Economy **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Specifically here students need to know **how Governments try and promote competition** and how they try and stop Monopolies from abusing their powers. Again students are expected to " Outline knowledge of competition policy in a country of your choice" (Edexcel IGCSE Syllabus) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Students also need to know how and why **Governments attempt to influence the location of firms**. This is usually known as **"Regional Policy"** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">UK Competition Policy
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">This is comprehensively covered by Chapter 28 in your textbooks **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Extension Reading: **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Microsoft and Unfair competition]

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Supermarkets abuse their power] <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">[|And another one]

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Now find your own article on Government competition policy (no 2 articles can be the same- first come, first choice- put your name and time/date on the article) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">media type="custom" key="25532608"


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Regional Policy Articles and Videos **