TY - BOOK AU - Myers,Danny TI - Construction economics: a new approach SN - 0415286387 (hardback : alk. paper) U1 - 338.47624 PY - 2004/// CY - New York PB - Spon Press, Taylor & Francis Group KW - Construction industry KW - Management N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; An introduction to the basic concepts -- Effective use of resources -- Economic systems for resource allocation -- The market mechanism -- The theory of demand -- The theory of supply -- Clients and contractors -- Costs of the construction firm: -- Types of market structure in the construction industry -- The market for green buildings and infrastructure -- Market failures and government remedies -- Environmental economics -- Managing the macroeconomy -- The economy & the construction industry : measurement & manipulation -- The business case : inflation, expectations and interest rates -- The policy of sustainable construction ER -