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Economic theory and the construction industry
- Title
- Economic theory and the construction industry [by] Patricia M. Hillebrandt.
- Author
- Hillebrandt, Patricia M.
- Publication
- [London] Macmillan [Distributed in the U.S. by Halsted Press, New York], [1974]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | HD9715.G72H53.1974 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xii, 233 pages illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- UK. Monograph on the economics of the construction industry - presents an economic analysis of supply and demand functions, types of cost relationship, pricing, competition, profits, etc., and covers relevant areas of economic theory. References.
- Subject
- Construction industry > Great Britain
- Construction industry
- Bauwirtschaft
- Unternehmenstheorie
- Bouwconstructies
- economics
- construction industry
- economic analysis
- supply and demand
- cost
- pricing
- competition
- profit
- economic theory
- sciences économiques
- bâtiment et travaux publics
- analyse économique
- offre et demande
- coût
- fixation du prix
- concurrence
- théorie économique
- ciencias económicas
- industria de la construcción
- análisis económico
- oferta y demanda
- costo
- fijación del precio
- competencia
- utilidad
- teoría económica
- Great Britain
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord
- Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte
- Genre/Form
- reference.
- référence bibliographique.
- referencia.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. [215]-220.
- Contents
- The nature of construction economics -- Relation of the construction industry to the economy -- Some basic concepts in economics -- Demand for housing -- Demand for industrial and commercial building -- Demand for social-type construction -- How demand is put to the industry -- The firm and its objectives -- Costs of the construction firm -- Market supply curves -- Equilibrium in various market situations -- Demand curves facing the individual firm -- Price determination for a single project -- Conclusions on costs, revenue and the equilibrium of the contracting firm.
- ISBN
- 0333149440
- 9780333149447
- LCCN
- 74169349
- OCLC
- ocm00973360
- 973360
- SCSB-265415
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library