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The 10-billion-dollar collapse of the wool industry is considered one of Australia's biggest business disasters, and for the first time, the shocking true story behind this colossal collapse is revealed. Spanning 170 years from the birth of the industry in 1840 and its boom during the 1950s through its unraveling from 1980 to 1991, this is a searing account of greed, political corruption, and heavy-handed protectionism. As it uncovers the never-before-seen archival sources, government and board papers, and private correspondence and shares exclusive interviews with key whistle blowers, this narrative unveils the gripping true story of government corruption in a seemingly untouchable industry.
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Charles Massy is the founder of the leading merino stud Severn Park and is recognized as an innovator in marketing and merino genetics. He is the author of The Australian Merino and of several articles on the wool industry, merino and wool history, and the environment. He has also held positions on the boards of the Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organization and the International Wool Secretariat.
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Breaking the Sheep's Back is Massy's private royal commission - a must-read account of the decline and fall of the Australian wool empire.Breaking the Sheep's Back is the untold story of the events that led to Australia's biggest industry disaster.Once a great nation-building icon, the wool business today is but a third of its size when Australia 'rode on the sheep's back'. Compared to the more recent Australian Wheat Board scandal, 40 times more funds were lost in the downfall, and vastly more collateral social and economic damage was done in this country and across the globe.This story is a tragedy that reached into the offices of prime ministers and Cabinet members across seven federal governments and its agencies. Despite this politically sanctioned collapse, there has never been a royal commission. Until now, no one has investigated what precipitated the great crash of February 1991 or the industry ongoing decline.It has taken author Charles Massy ten years to research and write this book. In the process he spoke to most of the major players and gained access to the key documents and correspondence. He has gone inside cabinet and political offices, the Wool Corporation, the boardrooms of international wool buyers, wool processors and designers, and the living rooms of farmers across the country. Tells the story of one of Australia's biggest business disasters, which involves government complicity, and is a political scandal that reaches into the offices of Cabinet ministers and prime ministers across six federal governments. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780702238857
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Trade Paperback. Zustand: Good. From the author of the influential The Australian Merino comes the shocking true story of the decline and fall of the Australian wool empire - a tale that features a brace of Australian characters, political skulduggery and betrayal on a massive scale. Breaking the Sheep's Back is the untold story of Australia's biggest business disaster. It involves government complicity, and it is a political scandal that reaches into the offices of Cabinet ministers and prime ministers across six federal governments. In only twenty years, from 1989 to the present, the Australian wool industry - once the nation-building iconic representation of the country - has been cut to only a third of its size, due in large part to this disaster. When the Australian Wool Corporation's Reserve Price Scheme collapsed in January 1991, there was a 4.8-million-bale stockpile of unwanted wool, and its bankers were left owing $3 billion in government-guaranteed debt. During the years leading up to the crash, the Wool Corporation and its affiliates recklessly spent a further $5 billion of woolgrower and government funds. 432 pages. Light tanning to pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Business,Finance,Economics; Australian History; Australian::Australian History. ISBN/EAN: 9780702238857. Inventory No: 279341. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 279341
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