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?

Improving the living standard is unquestionably the aim of all countries. Some people deem that, the citizens in an urban

area

will be the sole beneficiary of the improvement of living

standards

, and the suburb will not enjoy

this

benefit. In

this

essay, I will elaborate on the potential reasons responsible for

this

situation and provide possible solutions. The uneven development of living

standards

between urban

areas

and rural

areas

is because of the two foremost causes.

Firstly

, one of the reasons is the different regions of the economy. It is undeniable that compared with the rural

area

, cities always be considered as the centre of financial

such

as London in the UK and Shanghai in China.

Therefore

, the demand for the labour force in cities will be higher than citizens in an urban

area

have more job opportunities, so the government could improve the living standard easier, among them, increase both salaries and welfare.

Secondly

, urban and rural

areas

have totally inverse aim on their development. It is undeniable that the primary agriculture industry is the pillar industry in the countryside, and the formation of the economy is quite simple and unitary in rural

areas

.

By contrast

, in urban

areas

, they own prosperous manufacturing industries and tertiary industries.

Consequently

, there are adequate products and choices in cities to improve living

standards

.

However

, there are still possible measures that can be taken in order to solve the increasing gap of living

standards

between urban and rural

areas

. A concerted effort must be made to allow for social mobility, which means the government needs to transfer some urban resources to the countryside and ensure the opportunities that are owned by the city-dwellers could

also

be provided equally for people living in the remote

area

. have must be made available to those in rural

areas

too. Education,

for instance

, the education level and teaching quality are totally disequilibria between city-dwellers and rural citizens.

Thus

, governments should construct libraries and provide training for teachers in the countryside just as what they have done in the city.

In addition

, the government could construct a different plan for urban and rural

areas

, in order to improve their living

standards

simultaneously.

Consequently

, every region, either rural or urban, should have proper plans for improving living

standards

. In conclusion,

although

during the process of improving living

standards

, rural

areas

see no benefit at all and are often forgotten or left behind and catch only a glimpse of the standard of living city-dwellers, there are still some measures that can be taken to avoid

such

an extreme outcome. I believe, with certain governments' actions,

this

situation will be improved.