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100	1		_aHillebrandt, Patricia M. _94733 _eauthor
245	1	0	_aEconomic theory and the construction industry / _cPatricia M. Hillebrandt.
250			_aThird edition
264		1	_aBasingstoke : _bMacmillan, _c2000.
300			_axvi, 224 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
500			_aPrevious ed.: 1985.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505		0	_a1. 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
520			_aThe 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.
650		0	_aConstruction industry.
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