'Plain English' Economics
The Project
Between January and May 2021, we piloted a project to produce 'plain-English' resources that were requested by teachers involved in teaching global justice at the post-primary level. Feedback from teachers and educators was that they needed more jargon-free, accessible current-affairs content for the classroom - and we listened!
This project has now been funded for a second year, and we will be producing five more 'Plain English Economics' resources on a variety of topics, such as 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 ready to be used in the classroom.
Plain English Economics
| Link | Themes Explored | Type |
Climate Finance: The Devil is in the Detail
| Tax, Debt, Interest | Teacher/educator resource with video, quiz and follow up activities |
| Reprogramming Tax Table Quiz | Tax, Healthcare | Distilled report Quiz |
We need a green fiscal plan to beat the 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, Trade | 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, | Accessed-up article in video format from Financial Times |
What is the proposal for a Global Minimum Tax Rate? And why is it important for Global Justice? | 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 campaign@financialjustice.ie with any feedback on any of the resources.
