Broken buildings, busted budgets : how to fix America's trillion-dollar construction industry / Barry B. LePatner, with Timothy Jacobson and Robert E. Wright.
| Author/creator |
LePatner, Barry B. |
| Other author/creator | Jacobson, Timothy C., 1948- |
| Other author/creator | Wright, Robert E. (Robert Eric), 1969- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007. |
| Description | x, 229 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Introduction -- Overbudget and overdue -- The economic context of construction -- False starts and frustrated beginnings: a history of the industry -- Asymmetric information: the big barrier to change -- Minor blemishes: unions, workers, and government -- Fixing the construction industry: consolidation, intermediaries, and innovation -- Practical advice to owners for getting started now -- Notes. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-215) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007019034 |
| ISBN | 9780226472676 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0226472671 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | HD 9715.U52 L46 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |