Place, Power, and Paternalism: Imagined Histories and Welfare Capitalism in Burrillville, Rhode Island, 1912-1951
(2000)
Journal Article
Steinberg, P. E. (2000). Place, Power, and Paternalism: Imagined Histories and Welfare Capitalism in Burrillville, Rhode Island, 1912-1951. Urban Geography, 21(3), 237-260. https://doi.org/10.2747/0272-3638.21.3.237
This article examines the history of community investments made by woolen manufacturer Austin Levy in the town of Burrillville, Rhode Island, in the first half of the 20th century. These investments, characteristic of the paternalistic welfare capita... Read More about Place, Power, and Paternalism: Imagined Histories and Welfare Capitalism in Burrillville, Rhode Island, 1912-1951.