Enron Blowout: Corporate Capitalism and Theft of the Global CommonsIn one of the most spectacular bankruptcies of our times, the gas and energy giant Enron went bust in late 2001. Many thought that for India, this is the end of the Enron story, that we can simply get out of the disastrous Dabhol deal. They are wrong.Did Enron, touted as a leading foreign direct investment (FDI) case, bring any capital into the project at all? |
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