Enron and Other Corporate Fiascos: The Corporate Scandal Reader, 2d

Nancy B. Rapoport, William S. Boyd School of Law, Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas
Jeffrey D. Van Niel, Attorney
Bala G. Dharan, CRA International

Abstract

This law school text explores the Enron debacle from a variety of different aspects. Essays analyze the business-government interactions and decisions that laid the foundations for Enron's growth and subsequent demise. Other essays describe and detail the complex web of partnerships and accounting tricks used by Enron to hide bad news and project good news. While other essays focus on the ethical and legal dimensions of the Enron crisis, and their lessons for business and law students, as well as for society.