This project examines recent and ongoing misconduct in the financial sector and implications for corporate governance and accountability. The misconduct ranges from abusive mortgage trades and misreporting on derivatives losses to manipulation of commodity markets. Major corporations, such as...

A short history of deregulation -- Recent regulatory history -- Enron -- Deregulation -- Notes -- Corporate self-regulation: form versus substance -- The monitoring board -- Northeast Utilities: a failed competitive strategy -- Cost containment -- Cost containment versus safety regulation --...