Legal risks faced by foreign architectural, engineering, and construction firms in China

Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 238-245

  Ling, Florence Yean Yng ^a   Low, Sook Ping ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Dragages Singapore Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

Author keywords

China; Construction industry; International factors; Legal factors

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CONTRACTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; RISK ANALYSIS;

INTERNATIONAL FACTORS; LEGAL FACTORS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 34250628053     PISSN: 10523928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(2007)133:3(238)     Document Type: Article

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