Broken buildings, busted budgets [electronic resource] : how to fix America's trillion-dollar construction industry / Barry B. LePatner, with Timothy Jacobson and Robert E. Wright.
By: LePatner, Barry B.
Contributor(s): Jacobson, Timothy C | Wright, Robert E. (Robert Eric) | ebrary, Inc.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-215) and index.
Introduction -- Overbudget and overdue -- The economic context of construction -- False starts and frustrated beginnings: a history of the industry -- Asymmetric information: the big barrier to change -- Minor blemishes: unions, workers, and government -- Fixing the construction industry: consolidation, intermediaries, and innovation -- Practical advice to owners for getting started now -- Notes.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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