Risks in Chinese construction market - Contractors' perspective

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 853-861

  Fang, Dongping ^a   Li, Mingen ^a,b   Fong, Patrick Sik Wah ^c   Shen, Liyin ^c  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Construction industry; Contractors; Risk management

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INDEXING (OF INFORMATION); INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MARKETING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVEYING;

CHINA; CHINESE CONSTRUCTION MARKET; CONTRACTORS; JOINT VENTURES;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 13944278087     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2004)130:6(853)     Document Type: Review

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