Description
Book SynopsisA nation’s construction industry is essentially home grown, a derivative of its culture, history, geography and economic circumstances with every building or road a unique product, always a prototype, unlike the honed prototypes set up for efficient production runs of other industries.
In terms of what was built and the standards achieved, Construction Industry Advance and Change: Progress in Eight Asian Economies since 1995 describes construction industry progress between 1995 and 2019 in Hong Kong , India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. The 25-year accounts provide insight into the nature of these individual construction industries, their shared characteristics, and their differing priorities.
The book will add knowledge and contextual reference for construction industry professionals, public policy makers and academic researchers studying the industry. New students in construction industry management courses, will find the information and context needed to appreciate the nature of construction industries and the factors affecting industry output performance.
Table of ContentsForeword; Ozawa Keiichi
Chapter 1. Country Chapters Overview; Michael Anson, Y.H. Chiang, Daisuke Hosoda, Chandima Swarnamali Karunaratne, Patrick Lam, Nagamine Yukinobu, Pham Van Bo, Krishna S. Pribadi, Madhuri Jyothi Rani, Jianfu Shen, Biemo W. Soemardi, Che Saliza Che Soh, Datuk Ir Ahmad ‘Asri Abdul Hamid, and Ahmad Farrin Mokhtar
Chapter 2. 25 years of Hong Kong Construction Industry Progress 1995 to 2019; Michael Anson, Y.H. Chiang, Jianfu Shen, and Patrick Lam
Chapter 3. Indian Construction Industry Progress Since 1995; Madhuri Jyothi Rani
Chapter 4. The Indonesian Construction Industry, 1995- 2019; Biemo W. Soemardi and Krishna S. Pribadi
Chapter 5. Activities and Progress of the Japanese Construction Industry The 25 years, 1995 – 2019; Nagamine Yukinobu and Daisuke Hosoda
Chapter 6. Malaysia – 25 Years of Construction Industry Progress 1995 – 2019; Datuk Ir Ahmad ‘Asri Abdul Hamid, Ahmad Farrin Mokhtar, Che Saliza Che Soh, and Nur Ima Zainol Abidin
Chapter 7. Construction Industry Progress of South Korea: 1995 to 2019; Chijoo Lee
Chapter 8. Sri Lanka The Construction Industry: 1995-2019; Chandima Swarnamali Karunaratne
Chapter 9. The Vietnam Construction Industry The 25 Years, 1995-2019; Pham Van Bo
