Unit 3: Paper 2 — Development and Sustainability
Topic 3.2: Actors and interactions Questions
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2026• Aimnova original Paper 2 essay practice (Section A) — 3.2.4
Examine the role of multinational companies and the private sector in development.
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2026• Aimnova original Paper 2 essay practice (Section A) — 3.2.2
Examine the role of intergovernmental organisations and international financial institutions in development.
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2026• Aimnova original Paper 2 essay practice (Section A) — 3.2.1
"Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have only a limited effect on development." Discuss this view.
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2026• Aimnova original Paper 2 essay practice (Section A) — 3.2.5
Examine the role of individuals and communities as actors in development.
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2026• Aimnova original Paper 2 essay practice (Section A) — 3.2.3
Examine the role of NGOs and civil society in development.
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2026• Aimnova original Paper 2 essay practice (Section A) — 3.2.2
Evaluate the fairness of the global institutions that govern development and trade.
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2026• Aimnova original Paper 2 essay practice (Section A) — 3.2.5
Discuss the view that development is most effective when it is led from the bottom up.
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2026• Aimnova original Paper 2 essay practice (Section A) — 3.2.5
Evaluate the claim that empowering individuals is the key to development.
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2026• Aimnova original Paper 2 essay practice (Section A) — 3.2.1
Evaluate the claim that multinational companies do more to harm development than to help it.
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Examine the view that development is most effectively promoted by intergovernmental organizations (IGOs).
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2026• Aimnova original Paper 2 essay practice (Section A) — 3.2.2
Discuss the view that international financial institutions do more harm than good to development.
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2026• Aimnova original Paper 2 essay practice (Section A) — 3.2.3
Evaluate the effectiveness of NGOs as actors in development.
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2026• Aimnova original Paper 2 essay practice (Section A) — 3.2.3
Discuss the view that NGOs undermine the states in which they operate.
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2026• Aimnova original Paper 2 essay practice (Section A) — 3.2.4
Discuss the view that multinational companies do more to exploit developing countries than to develop them.
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2026• Aimnova original Paper 2 essay practice (Section A) — 3.2.4
Evaluate the claim that development is best led by the private sector rather than the state.
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2026• Aimnova original Paper 2 essay practice (Section B) — 3.2.5
Discuss the view that grassroots participation makes development more legitimate and lasting. (integrating: development + the core concept of legitimacy)
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2026• Aimnova original Paper 2 essay practice (Section B) — 3.2.4
Examine the view that MNCs widen inequality within developing countries. (integrating: development + the core concept of equality)
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Discuss the view that civil society is more important than the state in holding power to account. (integrating: development + the core concept of legitimacy)
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Examine the view that global civil society empowers poorer countries in international politics. (integrating: development + the core concept of power)
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2026• Aimnova original Paper 2 essay practice (Section B) — 3.2.4
Discuss the view that the power of multinational companies undermines the sovereignty of developing states. (integrating: development + the core concept of sovereignty)
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