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True businesses? Company towns?

There is a reason they don't exist anymore. They were the quickiest to build but did not survive a downturn most closed up shop after the mine was closed.

Towns built with various piblic/private spaces/businesses can survive one part of the economy doing poorly.

Don't pine for a made in China solution until you could actually live one. If you were in that situation (the average Chinese factory worker) now you wouldn't be on the internet writing this you would be working your 7 day 16 hour shift.