Monotown
Town economically cetered around a single industry / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about towns whose economy is dominated by a single industry or company. For the Icelandic band, see Mono Town. For the Canadian Town of Mono, see Mono, Ontario.
A monotown (a calque from Russian моногород, monogorod) is a city/town whose economy is dominated by a single industry or company. This means that most employments (except for service to residents like schools and shops) are by the main company.
The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with Russia and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (November 2017) |