Building Chaos: An International Comparison

This collection draws on international comparisons from the main industrialised countries in a key field - the construction industry. One only has to walk around almost any major city in the industrialised economies of the world to see how well the construction industry is doing and this study is a timely analysis of a growing field.

List of figures

ix

List of tables

xi

List of contributors

xiii

Acknowledgments

xvi

Introduction

1

(233)

Gerhard Bosch

Peter Philips

The focus of our studies

1

(3)

A general framework for understanding the construction industry

4

(8)

A comparison of construction in nine countries

12

(9)

Summary

21

(3)

The Netherlands

Rules in revision: high-quality production in the Dutch construction industry

24

(24)

Marc Van Der Meer

Introduction

24

(1)

Economic characteristics

25

(3)

The regulation of product and labor markets

28

(8)

The qualification structure and training

36

(3)

Labor market characteristics

39

(2)

Challenges to labor market regulation

41

(3)

Institutional change and further modernization

44

(4)

Germany

The labor market in the German construction industry

48

(25)

Gerhard Bosch

Klaus Zuhlke-Robinet

Introduction

48

(1)

Economic evolution

49

(4)

Employment and unemployment

53

(4)

Regulations in the product market

57

(3)

The regulation of the construction labor market

60

(4)

Changes and challenges

64

(5)

Conclusion

69

(4)

Denmark

Searching for innovation

73

(22)

Nikolaj Lubanski

Introduction

73

(2)

Economic evolution

75

(2)

Employment

77

(1)

Regulations in the product market

78

(3)

Regulations in the labor market

81

(5)

Changes and challenges

86

(5)

Conclusion

91

(4)

Canada

Labor market regulation and labor relations in the construction industry: the special case of Quebec within the Canadian context

95

(19)

Jean Charest

Introduction

95

(1)

Overview of the construction industry in Canada and the Quebec economy

96

(3)

Industrial relations system and labor market regulation

99

(8)

Pressures on the industry and on labor market regulation

107

(3)

Conclusion

110

(4)

Australia

The Australian construction industry: union control in a disorganized industry

114

(24)

Elsa Underhill

Introduction

114

(2)

Product market and industry structure

116

(5)

Employment in building and construction

121

(3)

Employment regulation and wage determination

124

(6)

Imperiled training

130

(3)

Conclusion

133

(5)

Spain

Spain down the low track

138

(23)

Justin Byrne

Marc Van Der Meer

Introduction

138

(2)

Economic evolution: a crucial but turbulent sector

140

(1)

Productive structure

141

(5)

The labor market

146

(4)

The corporatist illusion: social partners and labor relations

150

(4)

The dark side of the boom: danger at work

154

(2)

Conclusions

156

(5)

The United States

Dual worlds: the two growth paths in US construction

161

(27)

Peter Philips

Introduction

161

(1)

Economic and institutional context

161

(3)

The construction labor market

164

(3)

The challenge of human capital accumulation

167

(4)

Human capital accumulation under collective bargaining

171

(5)

The results of human capital accumulation: greater labor productivity

176

(3)

Public policy towards the construction industry

179

(5)

Conclusion: pay me now or pay me later

184

(4)

The United Kingdom

Privatization, fragmentation, and inflexible flexibilization in the UK construction industry

188

(22)

Mark Harvey

Introduction

188

(1)

Historical context

188

(1)

The economic evolution of the construction market

189

(4)

The changing structure of the industry

193

(4)

Labor markets and the central role of self-employment in UK construction

197

(5)

The consequences of mass self-employment

202

(5)

Conclusion

207

(3)

Republic of Korea

The drivers for change in the Korean construction industry: regulation and deregulation

210

(24)

Jin Ho Yoon

Byung-Goo Kang

Introduction

210

(1)

The structure of the Korean construction industry and government regulations

211

(8)

Free-fall in the construction labor market

219

(9)

Recent deregulation policies and their impacts on the construction industry

228

(2)

Conclusion

230

(4)

Index

234

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Building Chaos: An International Comparison of Deregulation in the Construction Industry

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