At the time of its collapse in 2001, Enron was one of the largest companies in the world, boasting revenue of over $100 billion. During the 1990s economic boom, the Houston, Texas-based energy company had diversified into commodities and derivatives trading and many other ventures—some more legal than others. In the lead-up to Enron's demise, it was revealed that the company's financial success was sustained by a creatively planned and well-orchestrated accounting fraud. The story of Enron and its disastrous aftermath has since become a symbol of corporate excess and negligence, framed as an exceptional event in the annals of American business.
With Risk and Ruin, Gavin Benke places Enron's fall within the larger history and culture of late twentieth-century American capitalism. In many ways, Benke argues, Enron was emblematic of the transitions that characterized the era. Like Enron, the American economy had shifted from old industry to the so-called knowledge economy, from goods to finance, and from national to global modes of production.
Benke dives deep into the Enron archives, analyzing company newsletters, board meeting minutes, and courtroom transcriptions to chart several interconnected themes across Enron's history: the changing fortunes of Houston; the shifting attitudes toward business strategy, deregulation, and the function of the market among policy makers and business leaders; and the cultural context that accompanied and encouraged these broader political and economic changes. Considered against this backdrop, Enron takes on new significance as a potent reminder of the unaddressed issues still facing national and global economies.
Published in cooperation with the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies at Southern Methodist University. 2001年安然倒闭时，它是世界上最大的公司之一，收入超过1000亿美元。在上世纪90年代的经济繁荣时期，这家总部位于德克萨斯州休斯顿的能源公司进行了多元化经营，涉足大宗商品和衍生品交易以及许多其它业务，其中一些业务比其它业务更为合法。在导致安然破产的过程中，有人透露，该公司的财务成功是由一个有创造性的计划和精心安排的会计欺诈所维持的。安然公司及其灾难性后果的故事，从此成为企业过度和疏忽的象征，成为美国商业史上的一个特殊事件。伴随着风险和破产，gavin benke 将安然公司的衰落，置于20世纪后期美国资本主义更广泛的历史和文化中。本克认为，安然在许多方面象征着那个时代的转变。像安然一样，美国经济已经从旧工业转向所谓的知识经济，从商品转向金融，从国家生产模式转向全球生产模式。本克深入研究安然公司的档案，分析公司通讯、董事会会议记录和法庭记录，以整理出安然历史上几个相互关联的主题: 休斯顿的命运变化; 政策制定者和商业领袖对商业战略、放松管制和市场功能的态度转变; 以及伴随和鼓励这些更广泛的政治和经济变化的文化背景。在这样的背景下，安然事件具有了新的重要意义，它有力地提醒人们，国家和全球经济仍然面临着未解决的问题。该南方卫理公会大学与威廉 · p · 克莱门茨西南研究中心合作发表。 基本信息 出版社 : University of Pennsylvania Press (2018年4月10日) 语言 : 英语 精装 : 272页 ISBN-10 : 0812250206 ISBN-13 : 978-0812250206 商品重量 : 544 g 尺寸 : 15.24 x 1.91 x 22.86 cm
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