Corporate Aftershock : The Public Policy Lessons from the Collapse of Enron and Other Major Corporations

by Editor: Christopher L. Culp ( ; ); Editor: William A. Niskanen ( ; )

• ISBN13: 9780471474142
• ISBN10: 0471474142
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

The first book to address public policy in the light of recent corporate debacles Corporate Aftershock is a reasoned, informed response to the numerous proposals to restrict derivatives, structured financing activities, and shareholder protection principles and practices following the failure of Enron and other corporations. Readers get a cogent analysis of the public policy world after recent corporate debacles. Corporate Aftershock provides a detailed background of the markets, players, regulations, and institutional environment surrounding these failures. Christopher L. Culp, PhD (Chicago, IL), is a Principal at CP Risk Management LLC. William A. Niskanen, PhD (Washington, DC), is Chairman of the Cato Institute.

Author Biography

Christopher L. Culp, PhD, is an Adjunct Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business, a Principal at CP Risk Management LLC and Chicago Partners LLC, and a Senior Fellow in Financial Regulation at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. William A. Niskanen, PhD, has been chairman of the Cato Institute since 1985. Previously, he was acting chairman of President Reagan's Council of Economic Advisors

Table of Contents

About the Editors.

About the Contributors.

Preface (Christopher L. Culp).

Acknowledgments.

Introduction (William A. Niskanen).

Editors' Note.

PART I. CORPORATE INNOVATION AND GOVERNANCE.

1. Empire of the Sun: A Neo-Austrian Economic Interpretation