
Wander around Port Sunlight, Bournville, or Saltaire, and the genuine concern of their founders for the wellbeing of the workers is manifest in the fabric of these British model towns developed by enlightened entrepreneurs, even if it is at times oppressively paternalistic. Other company towns, like those depicted in Depression-era novels, were simply exploitative, paying workers meagre amounts in company money that could only be spent at costly company stores.
在阳光港、伯恩维尔或萨尔泰尔漫步,这些由开明企业家开发的英国模范城镇的构造都能体现出奠基人对工人福祉的真正关切,即使有时候过于父权主义。其他公司城镇,如大萧条时期小说中所描绘的那样,纯粹是剥削性的,只支付微薄的工资,而这些工资只能在昂贵的公司商店消费。
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