TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hillebrandt,Patricia M.
TI  - Economic theory and the construction industry / 
SN  - 0333774787 (cased)
U1  - 338.47624 21
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Basingstoke
PB  - Macmillan
KW  - Construction industry
N1  - Previous ed.: 1985; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. The Nature of Construction Economics --
2. Some Basic Concepts in Economics --
3. The Construction Industry and the Economy --
4. Demand for Housing --
5. Demand for Industrial and Commercial Building --
6. Demand for Social-type Construction --
7. Demand for Refurbishment, Repair and Maintenance --
8. How Demand is Put to the Industry --
9. Objectives of the Firm --
10. Costs of the Construction Firm --
11. Market Supply Curves --
12. Equilibrium in Various Market Situations --
13. Demand Curves Facing the Individual Firm --
14. Price Determination for a Single Project --
15. Conclusions on Costs, Revenue and the Equilibrium of the Contracting Firm --
16. Choice in Inputs and Capacity: The Project, the Firm and the Industry --
17. Markets and Strategy --
App. A. Indifference Curve Analysis Applied to the Demand for Housing --
App. B. Degree of Potential Surprise Analysis of Tendering
N2  - The edition provides a topical assessment of the implication for competition of new methods of procurement, includes a new chapter on rehabilitation, repair and maintenance, and extends the use of theory to issues

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