The town fulfils an essential economic function in the rural and
agricultural world. It is the centre of trade and communication,
linking the country to the city and - beyond - to national and international
markets. The provision of local means of transportation is a priority
for developing communities.
The railway network is often of vital importance for a town's growth
and survival, linking farm production to the marketplace. The town
is also the entry point for quantities of manufactured goods, in
addition to providing a wide range of local services to the farming
community: blacksmiths, saw mills, dairies, machinery sales and
repair shops, as well as banking services, hotels and restaurants,
movie houses, general stores, etc.
As the years go by, however, the increased efficiency of communications,
the phenomenon of industrial concentration, and the progressive
integration of rural areas into a national and global economic space,
is leading to the decline of a number of independent processing
and manufacturing activities in towns.
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