Structured Practice

Debt sustainability and development choices

Descriptive Answer

Descriptive Answer 20 marks 40 minutes 700 words

Analyse how interest costs, revenue capacity, exchange-rate exposure, growth, and social spending interact.

Practice workspace

Write notes or your response

40:00

Suggested approach

Frame the issue; identify actors and interests; use recent evidence; present competing interpretations; evaluate policy options; conclude with a reasoned judgment.

Self-assessment rubric

Relevance and currency 20%; analytical depth 35%; evidence 20%; balance 15%; structure 10%.