Foundations for Change
The construction industry pattern of most industrialized countries is often unsuited to the needs of developing countries. Case studies in Ghana and Sri Lanka suggest a new approach, and illustrate how existing frameworks could be changed.
Published: 1984
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Geoff Edmonds
In 2005, Geoff Edmonds is Programme Coordinator at ILO/ASIST-Asia Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand
Derek Miles
Dr Derek Miles is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Chartered Management Institute, a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Engineers and a Freeman of the City of London.
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