In the last decade, many countries have undergone development in its economic sector. However, this often takes place in only some parts of the country, usually the cities, leaving the rural areas lagging behind, resulting in an increase in the standard of living in cities compared to the towns and villages. This essay will discuss some problems associated with this and will also suggest solutions that might lessen the situation.
Problems associated with selected cities having a high living standard compared to others are obvious and numerous. However, only two main problems will be discussed here today. First, people tend to migrate to places with high living standard because this is directly proportional to better infrastructures, better opportunities, effective and efficient transportation as well as high skill demand. Often, people will leave their villages to the cities for these reasons, leaving the villages deserted and cities are, in turn, being over-populated, over congested and over polluted. Second, when people migrate in search of better opportunities, they pay taxes to their new city of residence. As a result, the villages with reduced living standard are unable to generate internal proceeds. Thus, the problems associated with selected higher living standard in a country are an insufficient generation of internal proceeds in the villages and over population in the cities.
There are ways this issue can be alleviated. To start with, the authorities should issue a policy that every individual must reside in his/her state of origin. Because of this, skilled workers are forced to migrate back and companies will be forced to establish branches in villages because these skills are no more concentrated in a particular region. In addition, the authorities should also enforce all states to uniformly distribute their generated revenues so that no state will be indigent. For instance, a government policy was passed two decades ago, in Australia when faced with a similar situation. A survey was taken recently and this shows that the standard of living was uniform across the states within the country.
In conclusion, the economy of many countries has developed in the past years. Yet, often times, only the cities have experienced a high living standard leading to numerous problems in the nation. This write-up discussed these problems, which include lower internal revenue and increased population. Furthermore, this write-up suggested two solutions that can mitigate these problems, which are government policies with regard to immigration and equal distribution of revenue amongst regions.
In the last decade,
many
countries
have undergone development in its economic sector.
However
, this
often
takes place in
only
some
parts of the
country
,
usually
the
cities
, leaving the rural areas lagging behind, resulting in an increase in the
standard
of
living
in
cities
compared to the towns and
villages
. This essay will discuss
some
problems
associated with this and will
also
suggest solutions that might lessen the situation.
Problems associated with selected
cities
having a
high
living
standard
compared to others are obvious and numerous.
However
,
only
two main
problems
will
be discussed
here
today
.
First
,
people
tend to migrate to places with
high
living
standard
because
this is
directly
proportional to better infrastructures, better opportunities, effective and efficient transportation
as well
as
high
skill
demand.
Often
,
people
will
leave
their
villages
to the
cities
for these reasons, leaving the
villages
deserted and
cities
are, in turn, being over-populated, over congested and over polluted. Second, when
people
migrate in search of better opportunities, they pay taxes to their new city of residence.
As a result
, the
villages
with
reduced
living
standard
are unable to generate internal proceeds.
Thus
, the
problems
associated with selected higher
living
standard
in a
country
are an insufficient generation of internal proceeds in the
villages
and over population in the cities.
There are ways this issue can
be alleviated
. To
start
with, the authorities should issue a policy that every individual
must
reside in his/her
state
of origin.
Because of this
, skilled workers
are forced
to migrate back and
companies
will
be forced
to establish branches in
villages
because
these
skills
are no more concentrated in a particular region.
In addition
, the authorities should
also
enforce all
states
to
uniformly
distribute their generated revenues
so
that no
state
will be indigent.
For instance
, a
government
policy
was passed
two decades ago, in Australia when faced with a similar situation. A survey
was taken
recently and this
shows
that the
standard
of
living
was uniform across the
states
within the country.
In conclusion
, the economy of
many
countries
has developed in the past years.
Yet
,
often
times,
only
the
cities
have experienced a
high
living
standard
leading to numerous
problems
in the nation. This write-up discussed these
problems
, which include lower internal revenue and increased population.
Furthermore
, this write-up suggested two solutions that can mitigate these
problems
, which are
government
policies with regard to immigration and equal distribution of revenue amongst regions.