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Samurai in the Surf : the Arrival of the Japanese on the Gold Coast in the 1980s.

Readable, fast-paced & fascinating account of the 1980s property boom on the Gold Coast spurred by a flood of Japanese investment.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hajdu, Joe
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Canberra : Pandanus Books, 2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Preliminaries; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CONTENTS; Japan and the creation of its bubble economy; 'Australia ... so much sunshine ... so much space ... so cheap'; Japanese investors: doing it their way on the Gold Coast; Japanese investors: from company executives to pop stars; The Gold Coast gatekeepers and intermediaries; The Gold Coast of the Japanese; Yen power stirs national angst; Governments buffeted by cross-currents of public pressure, interests and ideologies; Postscript: the bubble bursts; Appendix.