In some countries, government are encouraging industries and businesses to move to regional areas outside the big cities Do the advantages of this trend outweigh the disadvantages?

In recent decades urban

areas

have become saturated with corporate and industrial estates.

This

has led some to the argument that government should facilitate these industries to relocate or being set up in rural

areas

. In

this

essay, I will discuss the positives and negatives of

this

trend and I will explain why the merits of

such

a step outweigh its demerits. There are many advantages of setting a business outside urban

areas

and the fundamental of them is the low cost.

This

is because from the land prices to accommodation and groceries all are much cheaper as compared to city centres.

Moreover

, not only development in regional

areas

is beneficial for the locals but

also

for these companies as workers can be hired for a low salary. In Pakistan,

for instance

, relocation of a clothing industry due to financial crises not only transformed the small city of Hyderabad but

also

the company regained its former financial stability by hiring employees at low salaries.

Hence

, encouraging old and new businesses in small

cities

instead

of big ones have an impact on both the city and the companies.

Nevertheless

, there are some disadvantages of

this

trend as well. The major issue is the infrastructure of regional

cities

, which is less developed and can be a problem for some industries. Adding to it, workers in rural

areas

might be plentiful but not as skilled as those in urban centres.

For example

, a recent survey in India revealed that 40% of rural businesses

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relocated back to

cities

because of incompetent employees.

Therefore

, the drawbacks of inappropriate buildings and unskilled workers are not negligible when moving a business to rural centres. To conclude,

although

there are some demerits of moving industries to small

cities

, the benefits of low cost and financial development are worth consideration. In my opinion, the benefits of

such

a trend definitely outweigh its some manageable negatives.