Advantages and disadvantages of industrilization

The advantages of industrialization are given below:

1. The growth of industries has resulted in large scale production of goods which are available to the consumer at much cheaper rates.
2. There is saving of time and labor.
3. Industrialization has resulted in a considerable rise in the standard of living of the people.
4. A number of substitutes in consumer goods are available. The customer get wide variety of choices.

The disadvantages of Industrialization are discussed below:

1. The immediate result is in the gradual disappearance of many natural resources, the pollution of land, water and air.
2. The increase in vehicular traffic, launching of space ships and rockets by competing nations, the incessant working of machines in factories have brought in noise-pollution and dust and smoke.
3. The general dirty and unhealthy conditions in and around the industrial sites have affected human health and happiness. Diseases, unheard of before, are spreading far and wide.
4. There has been instances of child labor in factories.