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In recent years some countries have experienced very rapid economic development. This has resulted in much higher standards of living in urban areas but not in the countryside. This situation may bring some problems for the country as whole. What are these problems? How might they be reduced?

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Due to
 the mass economic
development
 over the recent years, the living standards have upgraded in the urban
areas
 but not so much in the outskirts.
Due to
this
, it may cause problems to the
country
 as
whole
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.
Due to
 the economic
development
 in the urban
areas
, historical monuments may be taken down so that the
country
 could be more spacious or the land can
be use
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be used
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 to build new attractions. With
this
 plan
implement
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 it will greatly affect the understanding of future generations as they are not given the opportunity to learn about the past of their
country
 and they won't understand the hardship
people
 went through for the
country
. Another problem is overpopulation, as the urban
areas
 are developed into a modern
place
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places
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, there will be more job opportunities with higher salaries compared to jobs in the
countryside
.
Thus
,
people
 living in the
countryside
 will relocate to the city.
Which
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This
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 will lead to the market being highly competitive,
price
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the price
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 of food,
accommation
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accommodation
 and many more will increase which leads to inflation.
On the contrary
, there are ways to balance
lives
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the lives
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 of
people
 living in urban
areas
 and
countryside
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the countryside
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. From my perspective, I believe that government should
also
 have
an
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apply
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economy
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economic
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development
 in the
countryside
 as well.
Therefore
,
people
 living in the
countryside
does
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do
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 not have to move to urban
areas
, they won't have to travel far distance or leave their family members behind. Another possible solution is by making big corporation
to
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apply
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expand their business in the
countryside
.
This
 will boom the market prices in
countryside
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the countryside
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 and will have more job opportunities for the
people
 living there. In conclusion, there are various
consequent
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consequences
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 if there
are
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is
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 only economic
development
 in the urban
areas
.
This
 can lead the city to be overcrowded which
then
 leads to competition. In my opinion, the best way to balance
this
 is by making big corporation expand their business to the
countryside
.
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