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Journal Article
The economics of counterinsurgencyPresent in India since the 1960s, the Naxalite insurgency has steadily spread across the country. Counterinsurgency measures lagged behind and did not follow any systematic process till the early 2000s with the exception of Andhra Pradesh, which in...
Working Paper
The construction sector in MozambiqueThe construction sector value added in Mozambique grew at an average annual rate of 12.8 per cent in 1993–2015. Investment in the basic infrastructure of health, education, and housing improved families’ and communities’ living conditions. Investment...
Working Paper
The role of the construction sectorThe construction sector plays a key role in providing structures for economies. This paper surveys the literature on key issues pertaining to the construction sector. It starts by summarizing our knowledge about differences in unit costs across time...
Book Chapter
The Institutional Supply-side Aspects of the Construction IndustryPart of Book Urbanization
Book Chapter
The Construction Industry in Developing Countries and in Countries that Are not DevelopingPart of Book Urbanization