International comparison of cost for the construction sector: Purchasing power parity

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 160-167

  Walsh, Kenneth D ^a   Sawhney, Anil ^b   Brown IV, Audrick ^c  

^a AGC Paul S Roel Chair in Construction Engineering and Management   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Center of Excellence for Tactical and Advanced Communications Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction costs; Construction management; Cost estimates; Economic analysis; Financial management; International factors

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION COSTS; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; COST ESTIMATES; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL FACTORS;

COSTS; ECONOMICS; FINANCE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; PURCHASING;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 12744251578     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2005)131:2(160)     Document Type: Review

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