Employment, Technology and Construction Development: With Case Studies in Asia and China

Abstract

Construction and employment - theoretical issues 1997 Asian Crisis - implications for design and construction 1997 Crisis - two lessons for Hong Kong SAR and China construction in Sri Lanka - a case study structure of employment in construction policies to maximise employment in housing small scale building material industries role of small contractors in Asia building materials industry in Sri Lanka - a case study domestic contractors in Sri Lanka - a case study manpower training construction sector - research and development ten measures to maximise employment in Sri Lanka technology transfer and construction in Shanghai concluding remarks.