Urbanisation can be ‘force for good’ with better jobs and cheaper services
The grass isn’t always greener on the other side. In their annual progress
report on the Millennium Development Goals, the World Bank and the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) have focused on the positive effects of urbanisation. The
report suggests urbanisation can provide higher incomes than workers would earn
on a farm and yields further opportunities to climb the income ladder! This
article suggests that if we ‘get cities right’ we should not fear urbanisation. Notwithstanding this, as urban flight continues to show, many people in England are still “voting” rural with their feet!!