This thesis is composed of three different chapters focusing on labour market policies, unemployment and the construction industry. The analyses aim to contribute to the microeconomic theory, proving three different concepts of externally caused variations, affecting both, the labour market...

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Note on Contributors -- Foreword by Sir Terry Farrell -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Book Endorsements -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Foresight and Futures Studies in Construction and Development -- 1.1...