Resolving the UK construction skills crisis: A critical perspective on the research and policy agenda

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 375-386

  Chan, Paul W ^a   Dainty, Andrew R J ^b  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bottom up approach; Critical perspective; Llabour market; Research; Skills shortages

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; PERSONNEL; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; PUBLIC POLICY;

CONSTRUCTION SKILLS; SKILLS DEVELOPMENT;

CONSTRUCTION;

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; GRASSROOTS LEVEL; LABOR MARKET; SKILLED LABOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34248329998     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190600863152     Document Type: Article

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