I have never understood why South America has developed for so many years.

"Latin American trap", that is, in the 1970s, the inequality between the rich and the poor in Latin American countries was polarized, and the imbalance of urbanization caused environmental deterioration, the number of unemployed people increased, and public services were insufficient. Excessive urbanization has not only failed to promote the sustainable development of Latin American economy, but also failed to solve its rural agricultural problems. On the contrary, it has plunged all Latin American countries into a more intractable urban crisis. Excessive urbanization in Latin American countries has become a lesson for developing countries.

Due to the lack of planning, when the rural population quickly flows into the city in a short period of time, the city does not have enough capacity to solve the housing and basic services (such as medical and health care, culture and education, power supply, water supply and drainage, etc.). ) For the rapidly increasing foreign population, it will cause chaos in the process of urbanization. A large number of farmers who come to cities have gradually become "marginal groups" in cities because they cannot get full employment and have low income levels. They are usually forced to build their homes in places with bad environment, forming urban slums.

Secondly, criminal activities, violent activities and all kinds of riots often appear, the public security situation is poor and the social environment is deteriorating. Nowadays, in the past few decades, the per capita GDP of most countries in Latin America is still hovering between $65,438+$0,000-$3,000, and there is no way out of the trap, so this economic phenomenon is called "Latin American trap".

Judging from the history of urbanization in the world, especially in some developing countries, there have been some mistakes. The typical performance is the abnormal development of urbanization in Latin American countries, which not only fails to inject vitality into the healthy development of cities, but also fails to create new vitality for the development of rural and agricultural economies, which restricts economic development and social progress and is called "Latin American trap" by the world. Mainly in the following aspects:

Fold the rural population into the city quickly in a short time.

In Latin American countries, the vast majority of immigrants migrate from rural areas to cities. 40% of the urban population growth in Latin America comes from rural immigrants. Due to the lack of planning, cities cannot solve the problems of housing and basic services (such as health care, culture and education, power supply, water supply and drainage, etc.). ) The rapidly increasing foreign population has caused chaos in the process of urbanization.

A large number of slums appear in folding big cities

After a large number of farmers come to cities, their professional ability is relatively low, they can't adapt to the pace of urban life, they can't get full employment, their income level is very low, they can't get housing credit, and they can't get legal housing.

Folding cities have gradually formed a large-scale poverty group.

Because rural population flows into cities in a short time, urban industries do not have the ability to absorb all labor employment. These immigrants have been unemployed and semi-unemployed for a long time or mainly depend on themselves to make a living, and many people have lived below the poverty line for a long time. These people have gradually become "marginal groups" and poor groups in cities, and the scale is getting bigger and bigger. Urban poverty has become one of the main social problems in Latin American countries.

Excessive urbanization leads to environmental deterioration.

The natural environment has deteriorated. Due to long-term poverty and lack of employment, the poor are usually forced to build houses in places with bad environment. Once a large number of residents settle down, it will certainly aggravate the already serious environmental problems.

The living environment has deteriorated. Due to the lack of government functions, cities are expanding infinitely, especially slums, where living conditions are extremely bad and medical services and social welfare facilities are extremely short.

The social environment has deteriorated. Violent activities and various riots often occur in some cities. Poor public security and rampant crime are common problems in Latin American cities.