. . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Model dwellings companies (MDCs) were a group of private companies in Victorian Britain that sought to improve the housing conditions of the working classes by building new homes for them, at the same time receiving a competitive rate of return on any investment. The principle of philanthropic intention with capitalist return was given the label \"five per cent philanthropy\"."@en . . . . . . "17583"^^ . . . . . . "Model dwellings companies (MDCs) were a group of private companies in Victorian Britain that sought to improve the housing conditions of the working classes by building new homes for them, at the same time receiving a competitive rate of return on any investment. The principle of philanthropic intention with capitalist return was given the label \"five per cent philanthropy\"."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "993886603"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "30058728"^^ . . . . . . . . "Model dwellings company"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .