working in industry.
During the 19th century,
cities grew as a result of the growth of industry.
In Europe,
the proportion of people
living in cities was always smaller
than that of the workforce
working in factories.
Now, however,
the reverse is almost always true
in the newly industrialized world:
The percentage of people
living in cities is much higher
than the percentage working in industry.
Without a base of people working in industry,
these cities cannot pay for their growth;
there is not enough money
to build adequate houses for the people
that live there,
let alone the new arrivals.
There has been little opportunity
to build water supplies or other facilities.
So the figures for the growth of towns and cities
represent proportional growth of
unemployment and underemployment,
a growth in the number of hopeless
and despairing parents
and starving children.
This is the end of listening comprehension.
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