Construction Reports 1944-98
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Construction Reports 1944-98

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Construction Reports 1944-98

About this book

It is often said that in order to know where we are going, we need to know where we have been. For some years the construction industry has been challenged to deliver better performance in terms of value for money, timelier construction and defect free building. Behind this remodelling of an industry is Government. The interest by Government is not new, and report after report in the post war period has exhorted the industry to perform better.

This book documents how Government, through influential reports, has sought to shape the performance and attitudes of parties to the construction industry. It provides a critical review of 12 of the most significant, setting these against their political, social and economic background, and offers a ready reference and critique for researchers of construction management, government and economics.

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Yes, you can access Construction Reports 1944-98 by Mike Murray, David Langford, Mike Murray,David Langford in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Civil Engineering. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. List of contributors
  3. Foreword
  4. Preface
  5. 1 Introduction
  6. 2 Placing and Management of Building Contracts: The Simon Committee Report (1944)
  7. 3 The Working Party Report to the Minister of Works: The Phillips Report on Building (1948–50)
  8. 4 Survey of Problems before the Construction Industry: A Report Prepared by Sir Harold Emmerson (1962)
  9. 5 The Placing and Management of Contracts for Building and Civil Engineering Work: The Banwell Report (1964)
  10. 6 Tavistock Studies into the Building Industry: Communications in the Building Industry (1965) and Interdependence and Uncertainty (1996)
  11. 7 Large Industrial Sites Report (1970)
  12. 8 The Public Client and the Construction Industries: The Wood Report (1975)
  13. 9 Faster Building for Industry: NEDO (1983)
  14. 10 Faster Building for Commerce: NEDO (1988)
  15. 11 Constructing the Team: The Latham Report (1994)
  16. 12 Technology Foresight Report: Progress through Partnership (1995)
  17. 13 Rethinking Construction: The Egan Report (1998)
  18. 14 Conclusion
  19. Index