All assignments (excluding reference List and Cover Page) are to be uploaded to the "Assignment Final Part 1" section on the Elearn LMS on the specific due date agreed upon and published in the Module Study Guide. Ensure you also upload the Cover Sheet and Reference List into the "Assignment Part 2" section on the same day.

ii) Assignment Brief Working individually, conduct research on the economic performance of ONE (1) country over the last ten years, from 2004 to 2013, applying the macroeconomic indicators of real GDP, real GDP growth rate, real GDP per capita , unemployment rate and inflation rate to argue whether you think the performance to be strong or weak.

Discuss the performance of the economy over those ten years and provide evidence and explanations for the economic performance such as a high unemployment rate, high inflation rate and/or steady, long-term economic growth. Where appropriate, you should also explain how the policies of the government aim to achieve full employment, stable price and/or economic growth.

More marks will be awarded for reports which provide more detailed discussion and in-depth analysis. The essay shall be about 2,000 words (+/- 10%).