Global Perspectives · Oct / Nov 2023 · Paper 12 · Question 4

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A government wants to improve the lives of migrants in cities. The following suggestions have been made: • Encourage businesses in cities to employ migrants. • Build better-quality housing for migrants. • Limit the number of migrants who can move to the city. Which one of these actions would you recommend to the government, and why? In your answer, you should: • state your recommendation • give reasons and evidence to support your choice • use the material in the sources and/or any of your own ideas • consider different arguments and perspectives.

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A government wants to improve the lives of migrants in cities. The following suggestions have been made:

Encourage businesses in cities to employ migrants.

Build better-quality housing for migrants.

Limit the number of migrants who can move to the city.

Which one of these would you recommend to the government? In your answer, you should:

state your opinion

give reasons and evidence to support your opinion

use the material in the sources and/or any of your own ideas

consider different arguments and perspectives.

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Indicative Content

Candidates are expected to make a judgement about improving the lives of migrants in cities.

Candidates may use and develop the material found in Sources 1 to 4 but should go beyond repeating or recycling without adaptation. Other material may be introduced but is not necessary to gain full marks.

Candidates may consider some of the following:

reference to scale of impact on cities

reference to different consequences and implications for

individuals/groups/government

how long it might take to make a difference

barriers to change

the influence of individuals and groups on decision making

the role of vested interests and power differences

potential conflicts of interest

difficulties in planning and coordinating improvements

cost and access to resources to implement change

other reasonable response

The following levels of response should be used to award marks:

Level 5 (20–24 marks) Very good response

Clear, well supported and credible reasoning about the actions. Different arguments and perspectives are clearly considered.

The response usually contains a wide range of clearly reasoned points and/or evidence to support the views expressed, with four (or more) developed points, and some undeveloped points.

The response is very well structured and a clear judgement is reached. Level 4 (15–19 marks) Good response

Clear, supported and credible reasoning about the actions. Different arguments and perspectives are considered.

The response usually contains a range of reasoned points and/or evidence to support the views expressed, with three (or more) developed points, and some undeveloped points.

The response is generally well structured and a judgement is reached. Level 3 (10–14 marks) Reasonable response

Some supported reasoning about the actions. Different arguments and perspectives are included.

The response usually contains some points and/or evidence to support the views expressed, with two (or more) developed points, and some

undeveloped points.

The response is structured but at times difficult to follow and an attempt is made to give an overall judgement.

Level 2 (5–9 marks) Basic response

Basic reasoning about the actions. Different arguments are included; perspectives, if present, are unclear.

The response relies on assertion rather than evidence but usually contains one (or more) developed point(s) or a range of undeveloped points. The response lacks structure and is difficult to follow, though a basic judgement may be attempted.

Level 1 (1–4 marks) Limited response

Limited and unsupported reasoning about the topic in general. Different arguments may be included.

Level 0 (0 marks)

No relevant response or creditworthy material.

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