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
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 2|24 pages
The Netherlands
Rules in revision: high-quality production in the Dutch construction industry
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 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