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Specialisation and the Division of Labour

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Edexcel Economics B (9EB0) Theme 1, Unit T1-1 — spec ref 1.2.4. The division of labour and its advantages/disadvantages to employers and employees; specialisation and its advantages/disadvantages to the firm (and briefly to a country); the role of exchange and money in enabling specialisation.

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Lesson outline

  1. Do Now — Retrieval
  2. Quick Check — Which Keyword?
  3. The Division of Labour — Adam Smith's Pin Factory
  4. Hinge Check — Is the Division of Labour All Upside?
  5. Advantages and Disadvantages: Employer vs Employee
  6. Apply It — Car Assembly Line
  7. Division of Labour vs Specialisation — Not the Same Thing
  8. Hinge Check — Same Idea or Different?
  9. Specialisation of the Firm
  10. Why Exchange Is Essential
  11. Hinge Check — What Makes Specialisation Workable?
  12. Main Activity — Specialisation in the NHS
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