Wanna Argument?

Activities

1. How would you define poverty? Is your definition of poverty the same for the UK and developing countries alike?
2. Go to the Money Saving advice Web site. Follow the link to the forums and find out how people have come to be heavily in debt. What solutions can you find suggested on the Web site? (Note: this is the link to Debt forums) Please follow sensible rules over any use you may make of chat forums.
3. Find GB's rule system for borrowers, known as the '16 decisions'. Would these rules be able to be applied in developed countries? How valid do you think are criticisms of the rule system?
4. Use your work on this resource to prepare for a group discussion on the question: 'Is borrowing a necessary evil?'