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035 _a(Sirsi) u128208
100 _aMcCloughan, P.
245 _aConstruction sector concentration: evidence from Britain
260 _c2004
490 _aConstruction Management and Economics
_v22(9) November 2004, 979-990(12)
520 _aAnalyses the release for the first time of empirical estimates of concentration in the British construction sector. The method applied to the raw data provided by the DETR/DTI, produces the estimate for market concentration. Highlights the popular view that construction is a fragmented sector, with the vast majority of private contractors operating on a small scale. Concludes concentration among main trades is also low. However, concentration among specialist trades is the reverse. Results suggest British construction sector is dynamic and comprises many diverse markets in terms of their levels and trends in concentration. Tables, diagrams and references.
590 _aABS
590 _aABS
650 _aBRITAIN
650 _aCONSTRUCTION SECTOR
650 _aCOMPETITION POLICY
690 _aBUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION-MARKET
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