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Bon, R (2001) The future of building economics: a note. Construction Management and Economics, 19(03), 255-8.

Gann, D M (2001) Putting academic ideas into practice: technological progress and the absorptive capacity of construction organizations. Construction Management and Economics, 19(03), 321-30.

Gibb, A G F (2001) Standardization and pre-assembly- distinguishing myth from reality using case study research. Construction Management and Economics, 19(03), 307-15.

Groák, S (2001) Representation in building. Construction Management and Economics, 19(03), 249-53.

Iwashita, S (2001) Custom made housing in Japan and the growth of the super subcontractor. Construction Management and Economics, 19(03), 295-300.

Matsumura, S (2001) Perspectives on component-based design in Japanese construction. Construction Management and Economics, 19(03), 317-9.

McCutcheon, R T (2001) Employment generation in public works: recent South African experience. Construction Management and Economics, 19(03), 275-84.

Meikle, J L (2001) A review of recent trends in house construction and land prices in Great Britain. Construction Management and Economics, 19(03), 259-65.

Towill, D R (2001) The idea of building business processes: the responsive housebuilder. Construction Management and Economics, 19(03), 285-93.

Wells, J (2001) Construction and capital formation in less developed economies: unravelling the informal sector in an African city. Construction Management and Economics, 19(03), 267-74.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Africa; building; construction; informal sector; Nairobi;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190010020363
  • Abstract:

    Sub-Saharan Africa is the poorest and least developed region in the world today. It is also the most rapidly urbanizing, with the greatest need for investment in new infrastructure and buildings. In Kenya, as well as in a number of other countries, the adoption of economic adjustment programmes has led to a sharp decline in publicly funded construction projects. What activity there is takes place in the private sector. The shift from public to private investment has been accompanied by a noticeable fall in the volume of work passing through the more formally organized construction system and an increase in activity in the ’informal’ system. The informal construction system is characterized by a much closer relationship between building owners and building labour, with owners purchasing materials as and when they have the funds and engaging directly the services of small enterprises and self-employed workers. In Nairobi (Kenya) substantial multi-storey projects are now being implemented in this way by a myriad of small firms. This paper examines these devel8 opments and assesses their implications for our understanding of ’the construction industry’ and the process of capital formation.

Yashiro, T (2001) A Japanese perspective on the decline of robust technologies and changing technological paradigms in housing construction: issues for construction management research. Construction Management and Economics, 19(03), 301-6.