Abstract
Having defined in Chapter 11 various theoretical types of market situation, it must now be considered to which broad types the construction industry markets belong. First, the extent to which the characteristics of a perfectly competitive market apply to the construction industry will be discussed.
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Hillebrandt, P.M. (1974). Demand Curves Facing the Individual Firm. In: Economic Theory and the Construction Industry. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01927-4_12
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