Relation of the Construction Industry to the Economy

Patricia M. Hillebrandt

Chapter 2 in Economic Theory and the Construction Industry, 1985, pp 10-23 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The importance of construction in the economy stems from three of its characteristics: first its size; secondly, that it provides predominantly investment goods; and thirdly, that government is the client for a large part of its work.

Keywords: Construction Industry; Construction Project; International Labour Organisation; Capital Expenditure; Current Prex (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1985
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-17934-3_2

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