An electric-bus factory is planned. It would increase a country's real output and create 500 jobs. It would use wind power and recycle most of its metal waste, but its profits would go mainly to the owners and highly skilled engineers. Which government response is best supported by this information?
Support the project as a possible example of sustainable growth, while considering policies to share its gains more widely
Support the project as likely to reduce inequality because creating 500 jobs should spread the profits across households
Support the project as sustainable because recycling most of its metal waste means that no resources are used up
Oppose the project because sustainable development may require real output to stay unchanged despite wind power and recycling
189 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Economics 2.2 Government objectives, covering 2.2.1a The main economic objectives, 2.2.1b Conflicts between government objectives, 2.2.1c Other objectives and ethical considerations, 2.2.2a The significance of economic growth, 2.2.2b Causes, costs, benefits and policies for growth, 2.2.2c GDP measures and calculations, 2.2.3a Measuring employment and unemployment, 2.2.3b Types and causes of unemployment, 2.2.3c Consequences and policies for unemployment, 2.2.4a What inflation is, 2.2.4b Measuring inflation with the CPI, 2.2.4c Causes, consequences and control of inflation, 2.2.5a Balance of trade and balance of payments, 2.2.5b Current account surpluses and deficits, 2.2.5c Policies to influence the balance of payments, 2.2.6a Income and wealth inequality in the UK, 2.2.6b Causes and consequences of inequality, and 2.2.6c Redistributing income and wealth. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.