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Badger, W W and Mulligan, D E (1995) Rationale and Benefits Associated with International Alliances. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 100–11.
Basha, I M, Gab-Allah, A A and Amer, M I (1995) Construction of Ameria Caisson in Egypt. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 13–19.
Boles, W W, Maxwell, D A, Scott, W D, Heermann, P D, Yarborough, T and Underwood, J (1995) Construction Automation and Robotics—Pathway to Implementation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 143–52.
Chao, L and Skibniewski, M J (1995) Neural Network Method of Estimating Construction Technology Acceptability. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 130–42.
Christian, J and Hachey, D (1995) Effects of Delay Times on Production Rates in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 20–26.
Everett, J G and Thompson, W S (1995) Experience Modification Rating for Workers' Compensation Insurance. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 66–79.
Fisher, D J, O'Neill, M W and Contreras, J C (1995) DS^2: Drilled Shaft Decision Support System. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 86–94.
Garsden, B R (1995) Postconstruction Evaluation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 37–42.
Jaraiedi, M, Plummer, R W and Aber, M S (1995) Incentive/Disincentive Guidelines for Highway Construction Contracts. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 112–20.
Kibert, C J and Coble, R J (1995) Integrating Safety and Environmental Regulation of Construction Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 95–99.
Maloney, W F and McFillen, J M (1995) Job Characteristics: Union-Nonunion Differences. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 43–54.
Mayo, R E and Liu, G (1995) Reform Agenda of Chinese Construction Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 80–85.
- Type: Journal Article
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- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(1995)121:1(80)
- Abstract:
For many years the construction industry in China has been controlled by the government and used to support China's centrally planned economy. Most construction projects have been financed by the government, designed by state-owned design institutes, and built by state-owned construction companies. This bureaucratic system, combined with the poor project-management skills of the enterprises, has resulted in low-quality work, cost overruns, and the late completion of projects. Since 1979, China has been reforming the country's economy. Construction industry reforms were announced at the Chinese Party Congress Convention in October 1992. These reforms are designed to improve efficiency in the state-owned construction enterprise, to establish a construction market, and to make the Chinese construction firms more competitive with international firms. This paper presents a discussion of the Chinese reform agenda for the overall Chinese economy, and for the Chinese construction industry specifically. It also describes the reform agenda of the Chinese construction industry for the rest of the 1990s, and questions if the Chinese government will be able to meet those goals.
Navon, R (1995) Economic Benefits of Lightweight versus Conventional Construction Methods. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 27–36.
Thomas, H R, Smith, G R and Cummings, D J (1995) Have I Reached Substantial Completion?. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 121–9.
Thomas, H R, Smith, G R and Wirsching, S M (1995) Understanding Defective Specifications. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 55–65.
Varghese, K and O'Connor, J T (1995) Routing Large Vehicles on Industrial Construction Sites. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 1–12.