Part 1: Strategy ⁰́₃ What the theory tells us 1. Explaining the drive to go offshore 2. Five big questions in need of an answer Part 2: Players ⁰́₃ The companies and countries involved 3. Global construction companies and their markets 4. Understanding the countries involved ⁰́₃...

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