The expansion of employment opportunities in the building construction sector in the context of structural adjustment: Some evidence from Kenya and Tanzania

Habitat International

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 325-337

  Wells, Jill ^a   Wall, David ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE   (Switzerland)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Building materials; Construction; Employment

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT;

KENYA; TANZANIA;

EID: 0042531970     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-3975(02)00041-3     Document Type: Article

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