Improving the Performance of Construction Industries for Developing Countries : Programmes, Initiatives, Achievements and Challenges

This book documents the experiences, development, and prospects of the construction industry in numerous developing countries. It will provide a strong base of reference for countries looking to improve their construction industries as part of their wider economic development programme.

The opening chapter presents a strategic overview of the contents of the book, and each country-specific chapter is structured to consider the legal and policy frameworks, administrative infrastructure and procedures, and implementation mechanisms, as well as the experiences, current activities, and future plans and programmes with respect to construction industry development in each country. The concluding chapter looks forward and considers the implications of future trends for the construction industries in developing countries and the actions which will be required to address them. Chapters cover: India, Singapore, Chile, South Africa, Tanzania, Malaysia, Botswana, Ghana, Uganda, Indonesia, China, Croatia, and Eswatini. Readers will learn about the wealth of comparable stories from global coverage from the detailed country-specific cases.

Building on important scholarly works in the field, this book is essential reading for academics, researchers, and policy makers in built environments, economics, construction management, infrastructure management, and the wider construction industry.

Pantaleo. D. Rwelamila is a professor of project management and procurement systems at the University of South Africa Graduate School of Business Leadership (GSBL); a “B”-rated researcher by the South African National Research Foundation (NRF); joint coordinator: CIB W107: Construction in developing countries; past president of the South African Council for Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP); past chairperson and non-executive director of MSINGI Construction Project Management (Pty) Ltd; past vice president (education) of the CIOB–Africa; former senior partner of Quantum Consultants (Pty) Ltd, Gaborone, Botswana; and former principal cost engineer, Tanzania Railways Corporation. He is a registered professional project manager with SACPCMP (South Africa). He is a fellow of the CIOB (UK).

Abdul-Rashid Abdul-Aziz is a professor at the School of Housing Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia in Malaysia. Beginning September 2019, he is attached to the Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, under a two-year secondment programme. He was a co-editor-in-chief for the Journal of Construction in Developing Countries. He is a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, member of the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia, and registered quantity surveyor. He is an accreditation panellist for the Malaysian Qualification Agency, Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia, Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia, and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.