Performance indicators for 'micro-projects' in developing countries

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-23

  Sohail, M ^a   Baldwin, A N ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Micro contracts; Performance indicators; Urban infrastructure

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; SANITATION; SOLID WASTES; WATER;

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; PUBLIC WORK CONTRACTS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

DEVELOPING WORLD; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROJECT ASSESSMENT;

EID: 1142293847     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144619042000186022     Document Type: Article

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