Quarter 2,, 2000
Volume 10, Number 2
Contents
Eliminating
Child Labor by Miriam Wasserman
Much of the developing world continues to rely on child
labor. Can we learn from the U.S. experience about what
is required for its elimination?
Making Money Keeps Getting Easier by Lee McIntyre
With the advent of cheap scanners and printers, making
a counterfeit bill is now within the reach of anyone
who can operate a computer.
Business to Business on the Internet by Jane Katz
If the Internet is going to transform the economy, it
will be in the mundane world of B2B. But while the prospects
for efficiencies are real, achieving them will not be
accomplished at Net speed.
Observations
New England is more dependent on oil; the popularity
among collectors of baseball “error” cards
Perspective by Robert K.
Triest
As the region’s labor force and population growth
slows, should creating jobs be the focus of economic
development policy?
Issues in Finance by Ralph C. Kimball
Risk is a fact of life for business. But measuring and
managing risk is not easy, and eliminating risk from
the economic system is impossible
Letter from Essex, Vermont by Abigail Kenney
