Problem
Urban bias
Other Names:
Urban elitismDisproportionate political influence of urban elites
Neglected rural populations
Nature:
Those constituting the urban elites, including those involved in government, tend to engender policies favouring urban groups while neglecting those in rural areas. Such policies may ensure that wealth from the rural areas is effectively transferred to urban regions (for example, by setting low prices for agricultural produce). Especially in developing countries, urban bias is encouraged by the investment priorities of transnational corporations. Broader Problems:
Elitism Narrower Problems:
Imbalance in distribution of political awareness Related Problems:
Sectoral imbalances Aggravates:
Urban povertyRural underdevelopmentRegional underdevelopmentRural-urban income differentialSeparate and unequal development within societiesDisruptive rural to urban migrationAccentuated inequality between rural and urban developmentSegregation of poor and minority population in urban ghettosIncreasing income disparity due to transnational corporations Reduces:
Fear of the city Reduced By:
OccidentalismStrategies:
Advancing integrated rural developmentNeglecting populationsGiving attention to rural populationsShowing biasExposing urban elitism Subject(s):
Society → PeoplesSociety → Class, caste, elites
Amenities → Rural
Amenities → Urban
Communication → Influencing
Societal Problems → Imbalances
Societal Problems → Deprivation
Government → Political
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
01.01.2000 – 00:00 CET