Institutional arrangements and construction safety in China: An empirical examination

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 439-450

  Yung, Ping ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coase theorem; Farmer worker; Institutional arrangements; Safety; Subcontracting

Indexed keywords

COASE THEOREM; FARMER WORKER; INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS; SAFETY; SUBCONTRACTING;

AGRICULTURE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; THEOREM PROVING;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; SUBCONTRACTING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 68049131627     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190902855633     Document Type: Article

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