Introduction : tracing the history of construction reports from Simon (1944) to the Construction Sector Deal (2018)-- A critique of the modern construction industry -- Replacing target setting -- Setting out the priorities of the broad objectives -- The size and scope of the construction sector...

Major clients of the construction industry have been found to organise construction work into fewer, but larger, contracts with more transfer of risk and responsibilities in response to a change from a sellers market to a buyers market, and facing a greater choice of procurement methods than...