Enron in Perspective (introduction to chapter 1 of Enron: Corporate Fiascos and Their Implications)

Nancy B. Rapoport, University of Houston Law Center (moving to Boyd School of Law, Univ of Nevada, Las Vegas, in summer 2007
Bala G. Dharan, Rice University, Jones Graduate School of Management

Abstract

This chapter puts Enron into perspective from an historical standpoint. Is Enron unique, or does it have its roots in the robber-barons at the turn of the 19th century? What were the regulatory constraints on Enron's original utilities business?