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Aniekwu, A N and Okpala, D C (1988) Contractual arrangement and the performance of the Nigerian construction industry (the structural component). Construction Management and Economics, 6(01), 3-11.

McFillen, J M and Maloney, W F (1988) New answers and new questions in construction worker motivation. Construction Management and Economics, 6(01), 35-48.

Ofori, G (1988) Construction industry and economic growth in Singapore. Construction Management and Economics, 6(01), 57-70.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: development; export; infrastructure
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446198800000007
  • Abstract:

    The relationship between the construction industry and the economy in the course of national socioeconomic development has been studied by several writers. Singapore’s recent advancement from a developing country to a newly industrializing one in less than a generation provides the opportunity to test some of these hypothesis. The article considers the role of the construction industry in Singapore’s economy between 1960 and 1986. After studying the part construction played in the development process and the resulting structural changes that occurred within the industry, direct investment in construction by the public sector and its use to influence the direction of the economy as well as facilitate efforts to improve the industry are discussed. Governments attempts to manage the development of the local construction industry and the nature of the industry at present are also considered. A chronological approach is adopted under each of the main parts of the paper.

Potts, K F (1988) An alternative payment system for major 'fast track' construction projects. Construction Management and Economics, 6(01), 25-33.

Runeson, G (1988) Methodology and method for price-level forecasting in the building industry. Construction Management and Economics, 6(01), 49-55.

Skitmore, M R and Marsden, D E (1988) Which procurement system? Towards a universal procurement selection technique. Construction Management and Economics, 6(01), 71-89.

Tucker, S N (1988) A single alternative formula for Department of Health and Social Security S-curves. Construction Management and Economics, 6(01), 13-23.