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The Construction Industry

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The UK Construction Industry has undergone a period of unprecedented and significant change in recent years which has had a profound effect on the way the industry operates.

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© 1998 Brian Cooke and Peter Williams

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Cooke, B., Williams, P. (1998). The Construction Industry. In: Construction Planning, Programming and Control. Building and Surveying Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14293-4_1

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