Pros And Cons Of Industrial Cities

While industrial cities are generally perceived to be positive, these cities had many corrupt and negative aspects to them. Unfair business practices, child labor, and corruption in government were all among the negative aspects of industrial cities. These three practices aggravated the devastating class distinction, discrimination, and segregation of the time. Unfair business practices were many -- corporations utilized trusts and monopolies while exploiting the work and time of their “unskilled” low-wage workers to earn the greatest possible profits. Child labor was also a corrupt aspect of industrial cities that was seemingly normal at the time. The reason why child labor was so rampant was actually due to the corrupt business practices