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