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Beyond the Bike - lesson resource on development in landlocked countries

Ruth Tarrant

15th October 2015

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Earlier this week, Stuart and Claire travelled down the coastline of Tanzania by ferry. Transport and logistics are much easier when countries have a coastline - but what is the impact on countries that are landlocked? These lesson resources are designed to explore just that issue.

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Ruth Tarrant

Ruth has been Subject Lead in Economics at tutor2u for many years after a career of teaching Economics, Business, Politics and Maths in a range of secondary schools. She is a highly experienced A level Economics Examiner, and also teaches undergraduate Economics on a very part-time basis at the University of Oxford. Ruth is passionate about making economics fun, engaging and accessible.

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