Fall 2005

Complete Issue

Contents (each article available in PDF)

• Natural Disasters and Bankruptcy: A Perspective
  The implications of research on bankruptcy filings after hurricanes
  by Elizabeth Warren
  Harvard Law School
• Massachusetts Communities at Risk: A Report from the Municipal Finance Task Force
  Results and recommendations from an analysis of municipal finances and local aid during the period 1981 to 2005
  by John Hamill
  Sovereign Bank New England
• The Taste of Place: Local and Regional Foods Transform the Northeast
  Northeast farmers and consumers cooperating to make agriculture survive
  by Roger Doiron
  Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group
• Mapping New England: Farm Concentration
  by Ricardo Borgos
  Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
• Thinking Holistically: Woonsocket Neighborhood Development Corporation
  A new idea in affordable housing—in-home child-care businesses—exemplifies big-picture thinking in community revitalization
  by Caroline Ellis
  Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
• Giving and Receiving in the Nonmonetary Economy
  Time banking: community service that offers something in return
  by Anna Afshar
  Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
• How Fiscal Sponsorship Nurtures Nonprofits
  Umbrella organizations taking care of administrative details for small nonprofits
  by Jonathan Spack
  Third Sector New England
• Green Development: Improving the Health of Residents and Neighborhoods
  Building sustainable developments for long-term savings and better community health
  by DeWitt Jones
  Boston Community Capital
• News from the Bank
  Phishing and Pharming: Helping Consumers Avoid Internet Fraud
  The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s Consumer Regulation Outreach Group offers advice to Internet users on avoiding scams.
  by Dawn Hicks
  Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

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