首页
登录
职称英语
Nobody really knows how big Lagos is. What’s indisputable is that it’s growi
Nobody really knows how big Lagos is. What’s indisputable is that it’s growi
游客
2024-01-23
38
管理
问题
Nobody really knows how big Lagos is. What’s indisputable is that it’s growing very quickly. Between now and 2050, the urban population of Africa could triple. Yet cities in sub-Saharan Africa are not getting richer the way cities in the rest of the world have. Most urban Africans live in slums (贫民窟); migrants are often not much better off than they were in the countryside. Why?
The immediate problem is poverty. Most of Africa is urbanising at a lower level of income than other regions of the world did. That means there’s little money around for investment that would make cities liveable and more productive. Without upgrades and new capacity, bridges, roads and power systems are unable to cope with expanding populations. With the exception of South Africa, the only light rail metro system in sub-Saharan Africa is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Traffic jam leads to expense and unpredictability, things that keep investors away.
In other parts of the world, increasing agricultural productivity and industrialisation went together. More productive farmers meant there was a surplus that could feed cities; in turn, that created a pool of labour for factories. But African cities are different. They are too often built around consuming natural resources. Government is concentrated in capitals, so is the money. Most urban Africans work for a small minority of the rich, who tend to be involved in either cronyish (有裙带关系的) businesses or politics. Since African agriculture is still broadly unproductive, food is imported, consuming a portion of revenue.
So what can be done? Though African countries are poor, not all African cities are. In Lagos, foreign oil workers can pay as much as $ 65,000 per year in rent for a modest apartment in a safe part of town. If that income were better taxed, it might provide the revenue for better infrastructure. If city leaders were more accountable to their residents, they might favour projects designed to help them more. Yet even as new roads are built, new people arrive. When a city’s population grows by 5% a year, it is difficult to keep up. [br] Why is sub-Saharan Africa unappealing to investors?
选项
A、It lacks adequate transport facilities.
B、The living expenses there are too high.
C、It is on the whole too densely populated.
D、The local governments are corrupted.
答案
A
解析
推理判断题。定位句提到,交通拥挤引起的成本上升以及不确定性等都让投资者望而却步,且第二段第五句指出,除了南非之外,撒哈拉沙漠以南地区只有埃塞俄比亚的亚迪斯亚贝巴有地铁轻轨系统。由此可见,撒哈拉沙漠以南地区的城市的基础设施并不健全,无法跟上人口扩张所带来的需求的增加,换言之,交通拥挤是该地区发展的短板,打消了投资者的投资念头,故答案为A)。
转载请注明原文地址:http://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3388328.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]M:Hey,Karen,youarenotreallyreadingit,areyou?W:Pardon?
[originaltext]M:Hey,Karen,youarenotreallyreadingit,areyou?W:Pardon?
IsitreallyOKtoeatfoodthat’sfallenonthefloor?[A]When
IsitreallyOKtoeatfoodthat’sfallenonthefloor?[A]When
IsitreallyOKtoeatfoodthat’sfallenonthefloor?[A]When
IsitreallyOKtoeatfoodthat’sfallenonthefloor?[A]When
[originaltext]W:MarkreallyneedstoseethisarticleinPsychologyWeekly.M:
[originaltext]W:MarkreallyneedstoseethisarticleinPsychologyWeekly.M:
[originaltext]W:MarkreallyneedstoseethisarticleinPsychologyWeekly.M:
[originaltext]W:Themarketisbecomingreallymoreandmorecompetitive.M:Ex
随机试题
StevenWenttoLondonby______.[br]Stevenstoppedataxiand______.A、followed
DearSirs,Thisisthethirdmonthrunningthatyourdeliveryhasbeenlate
阅读曹操《短歌行》中一段文字,回答下列问题: 青青子衿,悠悠我心。但为君故,沉
建筑基线应尽可能靠近拟建的主要建筑物,并与其主要轴线()。A.垂直 B.平行
风湿性疾病使用CTX治疗后可能出现的不良反应A.胃肠道反应 B.脱发 C.膀
产生压疮的主要原因为A.局部组织持续受压过久 B.机体营养不良 C.矫形器械
下列句子中,没有歧义的一句是()。 A.伊朗的“核武”问题,已引起美国总统奥巴
牙缺失后即无明确的?A、牙尖交错位 B、后退接触位 C、下颌姿势位 D、前
建造类施工过程是指()。A.将建筑材料、各类构配件、成品、制品和设备等运到工地仓
有关危险度评价的理解不正确的为A.危险度评价形成了跨学科的方法学 B.危险度评
最新回复
(
0
)