Spring 1997
Volume 7, Number 2
Contents
Inside
the Market for Private Businesses by John
Campbell
Billion-dollar mergers have been streaming forth over
the past couple of years, at a pace not seen since the
late 1960s. Below the headlines about these high-profile
combinations, similar deals are transferring ownership
of the small, private businesses dominated by individuals
or families.
Farming in the Shadow
of Suburbia by Jane
Katz
Agriculture in New England has been closely intertwined
with urban development...As the pace of industrial and
urban development quickened, especially after World
War II, the relationship between farm and town became
more complex.
Ghettos: The Changing
Consequences of Ethnic Isolation by Edward
Glaeser
From the fantastically dense agglomeration of financiers
who make up Wall Street to the cluster of artists and
film studios in Hollywood, the concentration of resources
in urban settings seems essential to creating world-class
centers of commerce and industry.
Observations
From Around the Region
Perspective: Cities and Communications Technology by Jed Kolko
Book Review, Against the Gods by Peter Fortune
Letter from Foxwoods Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut by Katy Lederer
