Construction Industry Advance and Change : Progress in Eight Asian Economies Since 1995

A nation’s construction industry is essentially home grown, a derivative of its culture, history, geography and economic circumstances with every building or road a unique product, always a prototype, unlike the honed prototypes set up for efficient production runs of other industries.

In terms of what was built and the standards achieved, Construction Industry Advance and Change: Progress in Eight Asian Economies since 1995 describes construction industry progress between 1995 and 2019 in Hong Kong , India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. The 25-year accounts provide insight into the nature of these individual construction industries, their shared characteristics, and their differing priorities.

The book will add knowledge and contextual reference for construction industry professionals, public policy makers and academic researchers studying the industry. New students in construction industry management courses, will find the information and context needed to appreciate the nature of construction industries and the factors affecting industry output performance.

Prof. Michael Anson, Civil Engineer, Professor Emeritus, is a member of the Department of Building and Real Estate in the Faculty of Construction and Environment at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He was Dean of that Faculty between 1992 and 2000.

Dr. Yat Hung Chiang, served the Hong Kong Government as a Quantity Surveyor for ten years before teaching construction economics. He has recently retired from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University as Professor in the Department of Building and Real Estate in 2020.

Dr. Patrick Lam, Quantity Surveyor, Builder and Engineer, served in the private sector before joining the academic world and recently retired from his Professorship at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Dr. Jianfu Shen, Economist, Assistant Professor at the Department of Building and Real Estate, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, completed his PhD degree in Real Estate Finance at The University of Hong Kong.