'Plain-English' Economics
The Project
Between January and May 2021 we piloted a project to produce 'plain-English' resources requested by teachers involved in teaching global justice at the post-primary level. Feedback from teachers was that they needed more jargon-free, accessible current-affairs content for the classroom - and we listened!
Luckily thsi project has been funded for a second year, so between December 2021 and May 2022 we will be producing 9 more 'Plain English Economics' resources; about the new tax rules, vulture funds, climate finance and more.
You can find them in the 'resource finder' on our website by searching 'Plain-English Economics' under 'type'.
See below for our Plain-English Economics content to date. These are all ready to be used in the classroom - by you!
Plain-English Economics
| Link | Themes Explored | Type |
| Reprogramming Tax Table Quiz | Tax Healthcare | Distilled report Quiz |
We need a green fiscal plan to beat twin crises of climate and Covid | Climate Change Macroeconomics European Policy | Accessed-up article from the Business Post Interactive activity |
| Debt Colonialism | Case study (Zambia default) Reflection | |
| Debt Colonialism | Crossword | |
Profiting from the Pandemic: The How and Why of a People's Vaccine | Vaccine Nationalism | Case study (TRIPS Waiver) |
Why does the UN chief think a debt crisis for the global south is on the way? | Debt Economic growth Interest rates | Accessed-up article from Financial Times |
How the Pandemic is worsening Inequality
| Inequality Labour Gender | Accessed-up article in video format from Financial Times |
What is the proposal for a Global Minimum Tax Rate? | Tax | Distilled articles and activities throughout (worksheet) Definition-finding Reflective questions Debate |
Global austerity alert! 'Looming public budget cuts' after covid-19, and alternative pathways.
| Austerity Inequality | Distilled working paper and essay from the Third World Network |
Please email meaghan@financialjustice.ie with any feedback on any of the resources.
