Political, economic, and legal risks faced in international projects: Case study of vietnam

Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 156-164

  Ling, Florence Yean Yng ^a   Hoang, Vivian To Phuong ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Quantity Surveyor   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Economic risk; Legal risk; Political risk; Risk management; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC RISKS; LEGAL RISKS; POLITICAL RISK; POLITICAL RISKS; VIET NAM;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DATA ACQUISITION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PUBLIC RISKS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77953557631     PISSN: 10523928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EI.1943-5541.0000015     Document Type: Article

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