'All five volumes provide vital information for consultants and contractors to size up the prospects of finding work in the region and carry out feasibility studies. Within each volume, a chapter is devoted to each country, giving main economic and construction indicators, cost data on labour and materials, unit rates for 60 construction work items, approximate estimating rates for a range of building types, and addresses of useful contacts.' Building

• Preface. Acknowledgements. Part One: Construction in Latin America. 1. The construction industry in Latin America. Part Two: Individual Countries. 2. Introductory notes to country sections. 3. Individual countries. Part Three: Comparative Data. 4. Introductory notes. 5. Key macroeconomic indicators. 6. Construction output indicators. Appendices. Conversion factors.