ABSTRACT

This collection draws on international comparisons from the main industrialized countries in a key field - the construction industry. One only has to walk around almost any major city in the industrialized economies of the world to see how well the construction industry is doing and this study is a timely analysis of a growing field.This genuinely

chapter 1|23 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|24 pages

The Netherlands

Rules in revision: high-quality production in the Dutch construction industry

chapter 3|25 pages

Germany

The labor market in the German construction industry

chapter 4|22 pages

Denmark

Searching for innovation

chapter 5|19 pages

Canada

Labor market regulation and labor relations in the construction industry: the special case of Quebec within the Canadian context

chapter 6|24 pages

Australia

The Australian construction industry: union control in a disorganized industry

chapter 7|23 pages

Spain

Spain down the low track

chapter 8|27 pages

The United States

Dual worlds: the two growth paths in US construction

chapter 9|22 pages

The United Kingdom

Privatization, fragmentation, and inflexible flexibilization in the UK construction industry

chapter 10|24 pages

Republic of Korea

The drivers for change in the Korean construction industry: regulation and deregulation