Impact of globalization on the construction sector in developing countries

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-23

  Lewis, Timothy Michael ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MARKETING;

GLOBALIZATION; LIBERALISATION; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (CO);

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DEVELOPING WORLD; FREE TRADE; GLOBALIZATION; TRADE LIBERALIZATION; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;

EID: 34250891513     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190600601248     Document Type: Article

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