Then, the rural-urban divide plays its part by rewarding workers in coastal areas and cities where there are good transport links to global markets.

城乡差距使得沿海地区和城市的工人受益，因为这些地方具有通向全球市场的良好交通条件。

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Liberal Democrat health spokesman Jamie Stone, the MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, said an urban-rural divide in provision remains.

BBC: Dentist

However, it also suggests that such convergence can be expected to take place over many decades and, in the short run, enhanced rural-urban migration might even widen the income divide between the countryside and cities.

ECONOMIST: Letters