Question

What is meant by rural-urban dependency?

Answer 1

Rural urban dependence implies joint or interactive relation between the rural and urban dependency. Both are interdependent on each other

Answer 2

The term Rural-urban interdependence means the shared or interactive connection between the rural and urban areas. The interdependence between the rural and urban area was also present in ancient times. For instance, people of urban areas were dependent on the food grains produced by rural people, whereas, the rural people could take the benefits of the manufactured goods. In the modern context, the inter-dependency between rural and urban areas includes spatial ties to the flow of people, goods, capital, and information etc.