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A rise in the standard of living in a country often only seems to benefit cities rather than rural areas. What problems might this difference cause? How might these problems be reduced?

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Nowadays, many countries are living an improve in
them
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 levels of livelihood, bringing richness and higher welfare for the
people
 living in the major big
cities
.
However
,
this phenomena
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this phenomenon
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 is generally concentrated for big
centres
, enlarging the already present gap between
cities
 and rural
areas
. In
this
 essay I am going to discuss the possible consequences that
this
 situation can create, spending the
second
 part of the essay outlining solutions to reduce
this
 issue. At
national
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the national
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 level, the very
first
 issue resulting from the rise in
life
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living
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 standard is the depopulation process that
people
 living in rural
areas
 do in
favor
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to
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cities
. Generally, big
cities
 can provide more
services
 than remote
areas
 and improve the aspectatives for a better life
to
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 families. Living far from the major
cities
 represent
less
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 job opportunities, lower education and, in general terms, worse levels of livelihood for a family. An example, the
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improvement
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 in welfare in China had a big impact on
cities
 like Pechin and Shanghai where the main industries are present.
This
 general improvement pushed
people
 from the rural east to
move
 toward the big
centres
 depopulating the whole eastern part of the country and overpopulating the western
cities
. To prevent
this
 scenario a possible solution to adopt may consist in providing more
services
 to rural
areas
. By setting
services
such
 as hospitals, schools or factories in the nearby,
people
 living far from the main industrial
centres
 won't have to
move
allowing
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 them to stay where they are.
For instance
, some Italian forward-looking
enterpreuners
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entrepreneurs
 like Olivetti
,
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 decided to settle them factories nearby the villages in a way that
people
 living there wouldn't have to
move
 too far to reach them. In conclusion, the general
improve
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 in
livelihood
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the livelihood
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 of a country may
means
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 the depopulation of rural
centres
 forcing
people
 to
move
 from their villages to reach the big
cities
. A possible action to adopt to reduce the gap between rural
areas
 and industrial
centres
 may be through the settlements of more
services
 helping
people
 not to
move
 from their villages.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • economic disparity
  • income gap
  • investment
  • development
  • poverty
  • unemployment rates
  • educational and healthcare disparities
  • migration
  • strain on resources
  • overpopulation
  • housing shortages
  • pollution
  • developmental imbalance
  • food security
  • agricultural productivity
  • sustainability
  • infrastructure
  • rural healthcare and education
  • sustainable agricultural practices
  • technology
  • training
  • markets
  • rural tourism
  • non-agricultural income
  • regional development plan
  • social cohesion
  • equitable growth
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