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Chan, A P C (1995) Towards an expert system on project procurement. Journal of Construction Procurement, 1(02), 111–23.
Cox, A and Furlong, P (1995) European procurement rules and national preference: explaining the local sourcing of public works contracts in the EU in 1993. Journal of Construction Procurement, 1(02), 87–99.
McDermott, P and Quinn, B (1995) Latham causes conflict: institutional development in the UK construction industry. Journal of Construction Procurement, 1(02), 150–64.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: conflict; institutional development; construction industry development; Latham
- ISBN/ISSN: 1358-9180
- URL: http://www.journalofconstructionprocurement.com/abstractdetails.asp?id=10
- Abstract:
At the time of writing there are signs that the various interested parties, who originally gave at least tacit support to the Latham Review of the UK construction industry are beginning to break rank. The Government itself, joint sponsors of the review, has disappointed many in the industry by its apparent lack of commitment to the full range of proposals in the Department of the Environment consultation paper, Fair Construction Contracts. This paper argues that the potential for success of the Latham Review is limited, not simply because of the recalcitrance of some of the particular interested groups, but due to the process of the review and the proposed institutional framework for implementation. The paper attempts to bring a conceptual framework to an analysis of the process of the Latham Review. Drawing upon the literature in the field of institutional development generally and, more particularly from experiences in the construction industries of developing countries, the policy initiatives and proposed institutional changes are clearly separated. The institutional arrangements (particularly the new Construction Industry Board) neither supplant, replace, nor control, the existing structures. The paper argues for the United Kingdom CIB to develop as an independent institution recognizably in pursuit of the common good.
Ramsay-Dawber, P A (1995) A critique of the business performance measures of UK construction companies. Journal of Construction Procurement, 1(02), 100–10.
Stansfield, F R (1995) Work in the IT industry on usability provides an agenda for improvement of construction procurement methods. Journal of Construction Procurement, 1(02), 124–49.