Cases

India: The Dabhol Power Corporation (A)

Publication Date: April 27, 2001

In the wake of the fraud conspiracy convictions of its former executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, the name Enron will likely long be synonymous with corporate corruption. But how did it rise, to the point of being the sixth...

The Good Commissioner

Publication Date: April 01, 2001

A high-ranking district administrator in India, upon taking office, is informed that his predecessor agreed to acquire a plot of land for a local jail. When he learns that the landowner is the wife of an influential local politician, he becomes...

ICANN: Experiment in Global Self-Governance (Epilogue)

Publication Date: March 01, 2001

The worldwide growth of the Internet in the mid-to-late 1990s led to explosions in commerce and communication--but also to vexing regulatory challenges. By its very nature, the World Wide Web transcended national boundaries and thus the...

ICANN: Experiment in Global Self-Governance

Publication Date: March 01, 2001

The worldwide growth of the Internet in the mid- to late 1990s led to explosions in commerce and communication--but also to vexing regulatory challenges. By its very nature, the World Wide Web transcended national boundaries and thus the...

The Shootings at Columbine High School: The Law Enforcement Response (Sequel)

Publication Date: March 01, 2001

The mass killings at Columbine High School in suburban Denver, in April 1999, inspired deep soul-searching across the United States. The search for lessons to be learned from the tragedy has extended, as well, to the law enforcement and...

The Shootings at Columbine High School: The Law Enforcement Response

Publication Date: March 01, 2001

The mass killings at Columbine High School in suburban Denver, in April 1999, inspired deep soul-searching across the United States. The search for lessons to be learned from the tragedy has extended, as well, to the law enforcement and...

Maribor, Slovenia: Wastewater Treatment Privatization

Publication Date: January 01, 2001

In October 1997, Marc Fornacciari, Vice President, Europe for the International Water Division of Suez-Lyonnaise des Eaux, received a letter from the Mayor of Maribor, Slovenia, breaking off negotiations for a concession agreement for a...

Protecting Pension Benefits: PBGC Meets General Motors (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 2001

In this case, the federal entity responsible for both safeguarding and insuring the private pension systems of the United States (Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation) must deal with one of the nation's largest and arguably most troubled...

Congressional Oversight and Presidential Prerogative: The 1991 Intelligence Authorization Act

Publication Date: January 01, 2001

The history of the Central Intelligence Agency, from the time of its origins in the immediate post-World War II period, includes a crucial, ongoing tension. How should clandestine operations, whose effectiveness is based in secrecy, be treated...

Debt Relief for Poor Nations: The Battle in Congress (Epilogue)

Publication Date: January 01, 2001

In the fall of 2000, surprising momentum appeared to be growing behind the idea of forgiving the public debts owed by poor, developing nations, both to richer countries and to international institutions. The concept of "debt relief" had gained...

Debt Relief for Poor Nations: The Battle in Congress

Publication Date: January 01, 2001

In the fall of 2000, surprising momentum appeared to be growing behind the idea of forgiving the public debts owed by poor, developing nations, both to richer countries and to international institutions. The concept of "debt relief" had gained...

Which Way to Go? Jamaica's Economic Stabilization Policy

Publication Date: November 01, 2000

Jamaica's relationship with the International Monetary Fund had often been tense. Currently, the country had no agreements with the IMF, and Prime Minister P.J. Patterson had sworn that his country would never again borrow from the Fund. Still,...