Broken buildings, busted budgets : how to fix America's trillion-dollar construction industry
Barry B. LePatner with Timothy Jacobson and Robert E. Wright
| Year of publication: |
2007
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| Authors: | LePatner, Barry B. |
| Other Persons: | Jacobson, Timothy Curtis (contributor) ; Wright, Robert E. (contributor) |
| Publisher: |
Chicago, Ill. [u.a.] : Univ. of Chicago Press |
| Subject: | Bauwirtschaft | Construction industry | Produktivität | Productivity | Branchenentwicklung | Sector development | USA | United States | Geschichte |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [gbv.de] ; Table of Contents [loc.gov] ; Description [loc.gov] ; Description [loc.gov] |
| Extent: | X, 229 S. graph. Darst. 23 cm |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-215) and index Introduction -- Overbudget and overdue -- The economic context of construction -- False starts and frustrated beginnings: a history of the industry -- Asymmetric information: the big barrier to change -- Minor blemishes: unions, workers, and government -- Fixing the construction industry: consolidation, intermediaries, and innovation -- Practical advice to owners for getting started now -- Notes |
| ISBN: | 978-0-226-47267-6 ; 0-226-47267-1 |
| Classification: | Produzierendes Gewerbe ; Bauwesen: Allgemeines |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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