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Company Towns - Past, Present, and Future (Feat. Dr. Ángela Vergara)

Mar 1, 2022

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Are the Company Stores a Good Idea?

03:33

What's the Best Case Scenario for Company Towns?

01:47

What's the Responsibility of the Company Towns?

05:36

Introduction

5min

The Explosion of Company Towns

2min

What's the Responsibility of the Company Towns?

6min

Justice Isn't Blind Here. We're Picking Apart Before You Ever Get in the Courtroom

2min

What's the Difference Between a Company Town and a Palco?

3min

What Are the Benefits of a Company Store?

3min

Are the Company Stores a Good Idea?

4min

College Towns vs Company Towns

6min

What's the Best Case Scenario for Company Towns?

2min

10.

Is This a Good Comparison to a Company Town?

3min

11.

What Is the Problem With Mining Camps?

3min

12.

What Do You Think About the Future of Company Towns?

3min

Bennett and Cas are joined by Dr. Ángela Vergara - an expert in company towns and co-author of Company Towns in the Americas. We try to address why they tend to fail, how they usually harm employees, and why they've never really gone away.

If you want to follow Dr. Vergara on Twitter, you can find her @vergara_angela.

The new podcast Bennett and Cas will be hosting is available here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/innovated-blockchain-city/id1611390567

Dr. Vergara's book is available on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Company-Towns-Americas-Working-Class-Transformation/dp/0820333298)

You can follow Protos @Protos on Twitter, or visit their website www.Protos.com

This episode was recorded on Thursday, February 24th, 2022.

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Crypto Critics' Corner

Company Towns - Past, Present, and Future (Feat. Dr. Ángela Vergara)

Are the Company Stores a Good Idea?

What's the Best Case Scenario for Company Towns?

What's the Responsibility of the Company Towns?

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