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Edexcel B Global Challenge - Models of Migration and Development/Economic

Two questions/issues:

Firstly, do we actually need to know models for Development/Economic?

The specification in regards to migration makes this clear - 'Migration models - relevance of theories and models in understanding migration'.

However, in the global economy it is not so clear, the only model the specification makes specific reference to is the Clarke-Fischer Model ( 'The changes within sectors - the decline of manufacturing relative to the rise of the service industry. Relate to theory - Clarke-Fischer Model). Other models that are relevant to the global economy part of the course are: Rostow's model of development, Myrdal's model of cumulative causation and Friedman's stages of growth model (core - periphery model). Do we actually need to know these models? Rostow's and Friedman's are mentioned in Bob Digby's Global Challenges book (Heinemann), but not in Sue Warn's (chief examiner) Global Challenge (Longmann) and aren't mentioned in the Heinemann A2 Revision Guide.

Secondly, and more importantly is the application of these models to questions. How should one go about using these models within an answer to a question on migration or the economy, an in what questions could such models be used? I'm not sure how to actually utilise these models at all in an essay, any help would be very much appreciated.
Reply 1
Think about it from the point of view of the examiner. They set questions and mark answers based on the syallabus. It would be wrong to penalise someone for not including models which are not even specified on the syllabus.

I think it would be good to have a working knowledge of Rostow's and Myrdals at least. Migration models, the push-pull and Lees model should be bare minimum.

But if you do use them, be aware of their limmitations. For example, many would say Lees is far to general to be particularly useful in analysis. Rostows's is too eurocentric (i.e. its too based on the development progression in Europe and now most LEDCs develop in a different way, even skipping stages in the model).


Don't do your head it about it, but remember if you can incorperate them in the right context you WILL get marks for it. Its called initiative. Good luck.



ABOUT USING MODELS:

1 diagram for each question is more than enough.

For a migration question, incorperate the diagramatic representation of Lee's model in the Global Challenges textbook (Longman). Annotate it and then refer to it in your written response.


For Development, Rostow's is easy to draw as a diagram (and more importantly its quick!). Again annotate the 5 stages:

1.Traditional Society
2.Transitional stage (pre-conditions for lift-off)
3.Lift-off
4.Drive to maturity
5.High mass consumption.

It may gain more marks if you label a few of the stages with current examples of economies at each stage.

This should take all of 2 minutes to have complete. Be sure to refer to it in your answer, dont just leave a diagram floating on the page and expect it to make a point on its own.

Hope this helps.
Reply 2
does ne1 have a diagramatic version of Lee's model and Rostow? I dont have that longman book
Reply 3
~*Sar*~
does ne1 have a diagramatic version of Lee's model and Rostow? I dont have that longman book



Right, i googled for a lees model. It is pretty much the same as in Longman.

I couldnt find a Rostows, so i copied the one i drew for my coursework this year. Enjoy.


Rostow's Model of Development





Lee's Model of Migration





There you go!