Title Samurai in the surf : the arrival of the Japanese on the Gold Coast in the 1980s / Joe Hajdu

Published Canberra : Pandanus Books, 2005

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Description 236 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm Contents 1. Japan and the creatioin of its bubble economy -- 2. 'Australia...so much sunshine...so much space...so cheap' -- 3. Japanese investors: from company executives to pop stars -- 5. The Gold Coast gatekeepers and intermediaries: help given to bond with Japanese buyers -- 6. The Gold Coast of the Japanese: postmodern glitz, packaged landscapes and the Beirut look -- 7. Yen power stirs national angst -- 8. Governments buffeted by cross-currents of public pressure, interests and ideologies -- 9. Postscript: the bubble bursts Summary Readable, fast-paced and fascinating account of the 1980s property boom on the Gold Coast spurred by a flood of Japanese investment Analysis Foreign investment in Australia Japan Gold Coast Property development Entrepreneurs Race relations Attitudes History, 1980-1989 Bibliography Includes bibliographical refeneces Notes Print version record Subject Japanese -- Australia -- Queensland. Tourism -- Australia -- Gold Coast (Qld.) Investments, Japanese -- Australia -- Gold Coast (Qld.) Investments, Japanese -- Australia. Real property -- Australia -- Gold Coast (Qld.) -- Foreign ownership. Japanese -- Australia. Tourism -- Australia -- Queensland -- Ghana. Investments, Japanese -- Australia -- Queensland -- Ghana. Investments, Japanese -- Australia -- Queensland -- Gold Coast Tourism -- Australia -- Queensland -- Gold Coast SUBJECT Japan http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78089021 -- Foreign public opinion, Australian Australia -- Civilization http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87002863 -- Japanese influences. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005944 Gold Coast (Qld.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83068759 -- Economic conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005736 Gold Coast (Qld.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83068759 Author Australian National University. Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies. LC no. 2005412403 ISBN 1740761154 :

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