Contemporary Developing Countries
Today the phenomenon of rural flight is also well known in developing countries, where many people in the countryside live below the poverty line. They migrate to cities to find employment or education. In developing countries, rural exodus is a more recent and rapid process than it was in developed ones. Many of the most populated cities are now in developing countries.
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