People are leaving rural areas which lack economic opportunity because of changes in agricultural production. mining. lumbering. and other industries and crowding into the already densely populated metropolitan areas. In a sense they are merely transplanting economic problems from the rural areas to the cities. Many of them lack the specialized training and skills that are needed for industrial and urban jobs. Furthermore. while the migrants tend to locate in central cities. there is a distinct trend of movement of industries out into suburban and other outlying areas. Increasingly the need is recognized by many of providing alternatives by revitalizing rural and smaller urban economies. Through all of this. the need for a national economic development and urban growth policy become increasingly apparent.
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