Theory question 101
Manufacturing Industry(a) Outline five reasons for industrial localization. (b) Explain five benefits of establishing manufacturing industries in rural areas.
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(a) Nearness to raw materials; nearness to market; power supply; labour supply; good transport and port facilities; capital and credit facilities; government policy (industrial estates, incentives); industrial linkages and ancillary industries; shared infrastructure; industrial inertia; water supply.
(b) Employment for rural people; higher rural incomes and living standards; reduced rural-urban migration and urban congestion; development of rural infrastructure (roads, power, water); use of local raw materials and markets for farmers; growth of rural settlements into towns; even (balanced) development; skill acquisition and transfer of technology; diversification of the rural economy; revenue to government.
Explain each benefit for rural people.