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041	0		_aeng
050	0	4	_a338.4369
050	0	4	_a338.47624
245			_aMeasuring construction _bPrices, output and productivity _h[electronic resource]
260			_aOxon _bRoutledge _bTaylor and Francis _c2015
505	2		_aSetting the scene -- Background to purchasing power parity indices -- International construction cost comparisons -- The International Comparison Program and purchasing power parities for construction -- A review of construction cost and price indices in Britain -- Measuring and comparing construction activity internationally -- Internationalization of the construction industry -- Performance measures for construction -- Refining the citiBLOC index -- A review of the theory and measurement techniques of productivity in the construction industry -- Construction productivity and cost estimation using artificial neural networks -- Determining levels of productivity in the construction industry using data development analysis -- Endnote -- Index
520			_aLooks at fundamental economic theories and concepts with respect to the construction industry, and explains their merits and shortcomings, sometimes by looking at real life examples. Drawing on current research the contributors focus specifically on industry performance, productivity measurement, construction in national accounts, comparing international construction costs and prices, and comparing international productivity. The scope of the book is international, addressing problems that arise everywhere from individual project documentation, right up to national industrial accounts. It is essential reading for postgraduate construction students and researchers, students of industrial economics, construction economists and policy-makers.
590			_aKA
650	2	4	_aEBOOK
650	2	4	_aECONOMIC THEORY
650	2	4	_aPRODUCTIVITY LEVELS
650	2	4	_aPURCHASING POWER
650	2	4	_aPERFORMANCE
650	2	4	_aCONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
650	2	4	_aCONSTRUCTION COSTS
650	2	4	_aCOST ESTIMATION
651		4	_aInternational
690			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
700	1		_aMiekle, Jim
700	1		_aBest, Rick
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.vlebooks.com/ _zView on VLEbooks. Logins for members only from [email protected]
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