Productivity in Public Works Construction : Options for Improvement.

Examines the slow productivity growth in public works construction and barriers to innovation which contribute to this lag, including government procurement and contracting practices, standards and codes, and liability and other risk-related concerns. Also identifies options for reducing these barri...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1988.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Building laws. Construction industry. Public contracts. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Examines the slow productivity growth in public works construction and barriers to innovation which contribute to this lag, including government procurement and contracting practices, standards and codes, and liability and other risk-related concerns. Also identifies options for reducing these barriers.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.