- Title: A Whale Of A Mess
- Date: 24th July 1990
- Summary: HARVARD ECONOMICS GURU, PROFESSOR J.K.GALBRAITH CALLS IT 'THE GREATEST SCANDAL IN AMERICAN HISTORY', OTHERS SAY IT IS THE MOST DAMAGING FINANCIAL CRISIS SINCE THE GREAT DEPRESSION OF THE 1930'S. BETWEEN 1982 AND 1989, AMERICA'S SAVINGS AND LOAN INDUSTSRY, THE EQUIVALENT OF OUR BUILDING SOCIETIES, COLLAPSED AT A COST OF $500 BILLION DOLLARS. 'A WHALE OF A MESS' TELLS HOW IT HAPPENED AND DOCUMENTS AN EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF FRAUD, GREED, CORRUPTION AND POLITICAL INCOMPETENCE THAT TOUCHES SOME OF THE HIGHEST OFFICES IN WASHINGTON. AND HOW MUCH IS $500 BILLION? FOUR TIMES THE COST OF TH E VIETNAM WAR, OR NASA'S TOTAL BUDGET FOR 30 YEARS....
- Description:Business documentary about the biggest financial scandal in america's history and the implications for the us economy.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Documentary and Factual
- Producer:BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS LTD
- Programme Episode:Episode 1
- Transmission Date:24/07/1990
- Rights:On Request
- Decade: 1990s