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 --...

The author of the award-winning trilogy A Financial History of the United States now provides a definitive new reference or the major failures of American corporate governance at the start of the 21st century. An essential resource for students, teachers and professionals in business finance,...