Role of construction in economic development: Review of key concepts in the past 40 years

Habitat International

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 118-125

  Giang, Dang T H ^a   Sui Pheng, Low ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Adaptive capacities; Construction; Developing countries; Economic development; Linkages

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL LINKAGE; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 77956913966     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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