Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Reverse Diaspora

One means of generating wealth in the Rural Areas is to make it easy for the Software Engineers to be able to work from Villages. As these people have relatively high income at their disposal, they will spend more and this will in-turn create more opportunities.

Why would the SE's move to Rural Areas:-
  • Existing Cities are unable to handle the increasing population and they have become overcrowded
  • Enormous Pollution
  • Increased Traffic and Congestion
  • Steep increase in Prices
  • Increased Rental and Property prices
What Infrastructural facilities need to be provided:-
  • Power
  • Internet Connectivity (Telecommunications is already there)
  • Proper Roads and Transportation
  • Health Services
  • Proper Education Facilities so that the children of these people can have good
Advantages:-
  • Little or no Pollution in the Villages and Peaceful atmosphere
  • With this kind of Diaspora Cities will be eased
  • The higher disposable income of these people will increase the wealth of other people involved in the rural economy like shopkeepers etc.
  • This wealthy class will demand better services like hospitals/education etc. and which would automatically improve the status of these services in the villages. Ofcourse these services might not be available to the existing people with low incomes
  • Working from home will reduce the Energy consumed for Transportation
  • Total cost of owning a house (including the price of the land and construction) is quite less in villages and if more people are constructing houses then there is another market (construction market and demand for labour) getting created here.
Disadvantages:-

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