Construction Reports 1944-98

It is often said that in order to know where we are going, we needto know where we have been. For some years the constructionindustry has been challenged to deliver better performance in termsof value for money, timelier construction and defect free building.Behind this remodelling of an industry is Government. The interestby Government is not new, and report after report in the post warperiod has exhorted the industry to perform better. This book documents how Government, through influential reports,has sought to shape the performance and attitudes of parties to theconstruction industry. It provides a critical review of 12 of themost significant, setting these against their political, social andeconomic background, and offers a ready reference and critique forresearchers of construction management, government andeconomics.