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by akbar501 3606 days ago
The monopsony, which is infrequent in today's markets, is what caused these types of cities/towns. Specifically, a labor market monopsony.
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Monopsony is buyer-side monopoly, i. e. there is only one buyer. A labor market monopsony means that there is only one company employing people.