Enron, Postmodern Capitalism, and Answerability: introduction to the Enron Speciai Issue

Abstract

Once upon a time I made a promise to my dad (Daniel Q. Boje), to study the reiationship between the presidency and the oil industry. This was before the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, and before Enron became scandaious. it turns out that Enron was a major contributor to the Bush campaign (for governor, then President), than Enron executives wrote much of the U.S. energy policy, and that Bush's wiidcat oii ven- tures induded Enron as a financiai partner. Aii this is now weli known.