The Inner City Stories.

        Another explanation for the movement of residents outside the inner city is that they might have earned enough money to relocate to another part of the country. Local councils in London have tried to improve the living conditions in the inner city mainly by creating jobs through private investment. The London docklands have been re-developed with the setting up of several private companies. Such companies have decreased the unemployment rate in the inner city. Workers, after earning enough money to relocate to other parts of the city, would most probably do so since the crime rate in inner cities is still quite alarming. An addition to the problem is environmental degradation, vandalism and the lack of properly-run schools. In this respect, it can be said that the gap between the rich and the poor is actually decreasing.

        One fact that remains unchanged is that many people living in the inner city still cannot escape a cycle they were injected into with the decline of early industry. The 19th century, the age of industrialization, is the time when large numbers of factories were set up outside of what is now the CBD. These factories provided jobs and shelter for most of their workers. The closing down of such factories in the 20th century left many people unemployed. People employed by these companies could not find jobs elsewhere as they were unskilled. Their incomes fell tremendously over time and this lead to falling demand for many services such as recreational facilities. While other parts of the city prospered, the inner city slowly disintegrated. Crime was the answer to many of the local residents’ problems. Prostitution and drug abuse further damaged the reputation of the inner city. Private investment did not find its place here since business owners found it too great a risk to open their companies in such dangerous areas. Those private firms that did set up often didn’t provide jobs for unskilled employees. People therefore had no choice but to rely on government benefits. There was no way for them to escape the cycle of poverty.

        In conclusion, the problems faced by many inner city residents are inevitable. The fact that many people are leaving the inner city could mean either that the gap between the rich and the poor is growing or that it has become smaller.