Cost vs. production: Disparities in social housing construction in Britain and Germany

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 521-532

  Clarke, Linda ^a   Herrmann, Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparison; Germany; Housebuilding; Skills; Training

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; CONTRACTS; COSTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

LABOR FORCE; SOCIAL HOUSING CONSTRUCTION;

HOUSING;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; LABOR RELATIONS; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; SOCIAL HOUSING; TRAINING;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 3242725790     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190310001649119     Document Type: Article

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