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Book Chapter
The construction sector in Mozambique

From the book: Mining for Change

Construction industries National accounts Public infrastructure
Book Chapter
Does construction limit investment?

From the book: Mining for Change

Construction industries Infrastructure Procurement
Working Paper
The role of the construction sector

The construction sector plays a key role in providing structures for economies. This paper surveys the literature on key issues pertaining to the construction sector...

Construction industries Infrastructure Procurement
Working Paper
The construction sector in Mozambique: An overview

The construction sector value added in Mozambique grew at an average annual rate of 12.8 per cent in 1993–2015...

Construction industries National accounts Public infrastructure
Journal Article
The economics of counterinsurgency: Some evidence from Andhra Pradesh

Present in India since the 1960s, the Naxalite insurgency has steadily spread across the country...

Conflict management Construction industries Credit
Book Chapter
Informal and Formal Housing Construction in Turkey: Blurred Boundaries and Regulations

From the book: Urbanization

Construction industries Housing Informal sector
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The Construction Industry in Developing Countries and in Countries that Are not Developing

From the book: Urbanization

Construction industries Economic development
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The Institutional Supply-side Aspects of the Construction Industry

From the book: Urbanization

Construction industries Institutional economics Supply and demand
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