The construction industry in the economy of Trinidad and Tobago

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 541-549

  Lewis, Timothy Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Employment; GDP; Inflation; Public sector investment programme; Trinidad and Tobago

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; INVESTMENTS;

ECONOMIC POLICY; PUBLIC SECTORS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; NATIONAL ECONOMY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LESSER ANTILLES; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 3242720336     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144619042000190234     Document Type: Article

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