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1 online resource (409 pages) |
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New Perspectives on Construction in Developing Countries; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 The construction industries in developing countries: Strategic review of the book; Part I Construction and economic development; 2 Changes in societies and economies New imperatives; 3 Construction in the economy and its role in socio-economic development; 4 Construction and Millennium Development Goals; Part II Construction industry development: macro-level issues |
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5 Institution building in construction industries in developing countries6 Championing of construction industry development programmes and initiatives; 7 Informal construction activity in developing countries; Part III Construction development issues: key areas; 8 Construction technology development and innovation; 9 Human resource development in construction; 10 Contractor development; 11 The critical role of consulting firms in the acceleration of infrastructure delivery and the improvement of the quality of life; 12 Financing construction projects in developing countries; Author index |
| Summary |
Developing countries face the challenge of maintaining economic growth and socio-economic development, at the core of which sits the construction industry. Considerable research on construction in developing countries took place in the 1970's and 1980's, but little since, a gap which this book fills. Including contributions from prominent academics and practitioners in Australia, China, the Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, €Switzerland, and the UK, this is a truly international analysis of a subject of global interest. The most insightful and relevant of recent research on t |
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Subject index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Construction industry -- Developing countries
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Building -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries
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Building -- Economic aspects
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Construction industry
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Developing countries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136940637 |
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1136940634 |
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9780203847343 |
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0203847342 |
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