BGCSE Development Studies case studies
BGCSE Development Studies · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Development Studies is an interdisciplinary BGCSE subject that asks students to look at how societies change-and who benefits. Instead of treating economics, politics, geography and sociology as separate boxes, the syllabus pulls them together around a single question: what does genuine development look like for a small island state such as The Bahamas? Candidates examine economic activity and employment, social welfare and inequality, environmental sustainability, governance and citizenship, globalization and trade, culture and national identity, population and migration, and the role of technology and communication. The course suits students who are comfortable reading, arguing and writing rather than memorising isolated facts; much of the assessment rewards the ability to use evidence and Caribbean examples to build a case. The BGCSE Development Studies case studies are 5 cases and about 4,209 words.
1Seven Years Left: Spending P1.4 Billion Before the Mine Closes
Tshwaragano District has depended on a single copper-nickel mine for 34 years. The mine pays 46% of district wages and buys P210 million of local services each year.
852 words, about 4 min2Who Loses Water When the Reservoir Is at 24%?
The Mokala Basin has three users. The Phoenix Mine, which earns 62% of the country's export revenue and employs 4,100 people, holds a water right of 18 million m³ a year.
833 words, about 4 min3Upgrade Where They Are, or Move Them 26 Kilometres East?
Kgalalelo City has grown from 210,000 to 470,000 people in 19 years. Thirty-eight per cent of residents live in unplanned settlements on the western edge, most without piped water or paved roads, and many work in the nearby industrial area or trade from their own plots.
822 words, about 4 min4Sixty-One People Consulted, Four Thousand Two Hundred Signatures Collected
Naledi District Council has P52 million of discretionary capital. Two proposals compete.
810 words, about 4 min5Twenty Months Before the Garment Preference Expires
Ramatlabama's garment sector employs 9,000 workers, 74% of them women, and exports 90% of its output to one overseas market under a preferential trade arrangement that expires in 20 months. Preferential access gives buyers a 12% cost advantage over Asian suppliers.
892 words, about 4 min