{"product_id":"the-big-steal-how-steel-tycoon-sanjeev-gupta-fooled-australia-and-the-world-9781761473517","title":"The Big Steal: How Steel Tycoon Sanjeev Gupta Fooled Australia and the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eEntrepreneur Sanjeev Gupta was going to rescue the Australian, UK, European and US steel industries--and save the planet with green steel. He did none of these things, but he did get very rich. This is the extraordinary story, told for the first time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSanjeev Gupta is a fast-talking billionaire with all the trappings of success. He boasts world-class charm, a huge appetite for risk, and a remarkable ability to inspire belief. The media christens him the 'Saviour of Steel'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen he jets into Whyalla in South Australia to buy its bankrupt steelworks in 2017, Gupta is given a royal reception. He promises to invest billions of dollars in a mega green steel plant that will help save the planet. Now, his promises are unfulfilled, and his global empire is collapsing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCorporate cops from several countries are chasing him for suspected fraud, fraudulent trading and money laundering. They are focusing on his dealings with a British shadow bank run by a former Bundaberg sugar cane farmer, Lex Greensill, who hired Britain's ex-PM David Cameron as a consultant and lent a whopping US$5 billion to the Gupta Family Group. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the incredible story of the meteoric rise and fall of an entrepreneur which will leave you asking: how on earth do people like Gupta get away with it?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Allen \u0026amp; Unwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781761473517\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368","brand":"Paul Barry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53578429759669,"sku":"9781761473517","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781761473517.jpg?v=1792609527","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-big-steal-how-steel-tycoon-sanjeev-gupta-fooled-australia-and-the-world-9781761473517","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}