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100 1 a| LePatner, Barry B.=| ^A131684;

245 10 a| Broken buildings, busted budgets :b| how to fix America's trillion-dollar construction industry /c| Barry B. LePatner, with Timothy Jacobson and Robert E. Wright.;

260 a| Chicago :b| University of Chicago Press,c| 2007.;

300 a| x, 229 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-215) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- Overbudget and overdue -- The economic context of construction -- False starts and frustrated beginnings: a history of the industry -- Asymmetric information: the big barrier to change -- Minor blemishes: unions, workers, and government -- Fixing the construction industry: consolidation, intermediaries, and innovation -- Practical advice to owners for getting started now -- Notes.;

650 0 a| Construction industryz| United Statesx| History.=| ^A1236961;

650 0 a| Construction industryz| United Statesx| Management.=| ^A991085;

700 1 a| Jacobson, Timothy C.,d| 1948-=| ^A149715;

700 1 a| Wright, Robert E.q| (Robert Eric),d| 1969-=| ^A514745;

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Broken buildings, busted budgets : how to fix America's trillion-dollar construction industry / Barry B. LePatner, with Timothy Jacobson and Robert E. Wright.

Author/creator	LePatner, Barry B.
Other author	Jacobson, Timothy C., 1948-
Other author	Wright, Robert E. (Robert Eric), 1969-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.
Description	x, 229 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Subjects	Construction industry--United States. --History. Construction industry--United States. --Management.

Contents	Introduction -- Overbudget and overdue -- The economic context of construction -- False starts and frustrated beginnings: a history of the industry -- Asymmetric information: the big barrier to change -- Minor blemishes: unions, workers, and government -- Fixing the construction industry: consolidation, intermediaries, and innovation -- Practical advice to owners for getting started now -- Notes.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-215) and index.
LCCN	2007019034
ISBN	9780226472676 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0226472671 (cloth : alk. paper)

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