What was the major problem faced by small-scale producers in towns in 1830?

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Expensive raw materials

Trade restrictions

Competition from rural producers

Low demand

answer is C.

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Competition from rural producers was the major problem faced by small-scale producers in towns in 1830.
The 1830s were a period of great social and economic hardship in Europe. A significant spike in population was witnessed, which led to overcrowding. When the situation worsened, migration from rural areas to urban areas started. As the Industrial Revolution spread from Great Britain to Europe, factories in the cities attracted the rural population previously engaged in agriculture. Many small-scale producers who could not get employment in factories struggled because they faced competition from the rural producers who made much cheaper products.

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