> Over time, those that are able to move to areas of growth do so, leaving those who didn't leave behind. > This movement of people ensures that the urban-rura

> Over time, those that are able to move to areas of growth do so, leaving those who didn't leave behind. > This movement of people ensures that the urban-rural divide, as well as the growth-stagnation divide will persist Counterexamples are Sweden and Norway. A century ago they were stagnation areas with people moving away. Today they're more affluent than areas they were losing population to. The tide can change.