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How did China become a global superpower?

Ruth Tarrant

4th September 2015

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As A2 students start to return to their studies, now is a great time to grab their attention and move them on to considering the global element to their economics. This super iWonder storyboard from the BBC traces the development of China over the last 60 years or so, and would look great on an interactive whiteboard or tablet in the classroom.

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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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