Corruption in the construction industry: Forms, susceptibility and possible solutions

Civil Engineering/Siviele Ingenieurswese

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 43-47

  Shakantu, Winston ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTORS; CORRUPTIONS; LOOPHOLES; SITE OPERATIONS;

BYPRODUCTS; CIVIL ENGINEERING; PROBLEM SOLVING; PUBLIC POLICY; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; RISK MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 33748323042     PISSN: 10212000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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