Company Town
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Basics
- A Town where a company is the main authority
- They have a Monopoly on sales of goods / services, a Monopsony on employment etc
- "a community that is dependent on one firm for all or most of the necessary services or functions of town "
- An interesting cautionary tale / aspect to avoid in Intentional Communities and the like
Internal Links
- The Circle (Book and Film Adaptation)
- Company Scrip (A Related Concept)
External Links
- The Wikipedia Page on Company Towns
- A Video by the YouTube Channel "Knowing Better" Titled "Un-American and yet, totally American | Company Towns" (This goes over the history of, theory behind, and future of company towns)