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041 0 _aeng
050 0 4 _a338.7624 BAL
100 1 _aBall, Michael
245 0 0 _aFirm size and competition
_ba comparison of the housebuilding industries in Australia, the United Kingdom and the USA
_h[electronic resource]
260 _aLondon
_bRICS
_c2008
490 0 _aRICS Research
_vJuly 2008
505 2 _aAbstract -- Introduction -- The market shares of the larger housebuilders -- Conclusions
520 _aCompares sizes of house building firms and the competition in Australia, Britain and the USA. Presents the common characteristics of Australian, British and American housing markets. Analyses in particular the market shares of large building companies. Compares firm sizes and growth rates, scale economies and the impact of geographic differences in market concentration between the three countries. Concludes that the British market has the highest level of concentration and explains the reasons for this. Contains tables.
590 _aKA
651 4 _aUnited Kingdom
_y
651 4 _aUnited States
_y1959-
651 4 _aAustralia
690 _aPROPERTY-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MARKET
710 2 _aUniversity of Reading
_bBusiness School
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