Research Companion to the Construction Industry in Developing Countries

Edited by George Ofori, London South Bank University, UK

‘This impressive book presents comprehensive coverage of current knowledge on the construction industry in developing countries, with contributions by the leading authors in the field and excellent curation by the editor. This is a most welcome addition to the literature on the field.’

• ContentsPreface xiii1 Introducing Research Companion to the Construction Industry inDeveloping Countries 1George Ofori2 Construction Industry in Developing Countries: nature, significance,evolution, current situation and need for development 20George Ofori3 Changing trends in the construction-related economic indicators fordeveloping countries of Sub-Saharan Africa, since 1970 52Jorge Lopes, Rui A.F. deOliveira and Maria Isabel Abreu 4 Regional disparities in China’s construction boom and bust: capitalswitching from 2002 to 2022 78Xiao Ma and Sun Sheng Han5 Optimising the housing market and enhancing construction industry output 115Apoorva Dandinashivara Krishnamurthy, Mohan Kumaraswamy andGangadhar Mahesh6 Construction in Developing Countries: addressing the challenges andproblems in recent research – industry-level issues and contemporarytopics 151George Ofori7 Business development in construction in developing countries 179Abimbola Olukemi Windapo8 Technology transfer and construction in developing countries 209Ellis L.C. Osabutey and Terence Jackson9 Innovation in construction in developing countries: importance ofgovernment policy 224George Ofori10 Unveiling the significance of indigenous knowledge in shaping sustainableconstruction practices 245Alfred Ngowi and Bankole Osita Awuzie11 Towards the coherence of construction legislation in developing countries 266Thandiwe Hlatshwayo and Fidelis Emuze12 Project management in construction in developing countries 294P. D. Rwelamila13 Project governance in construction in developing countries 326George Agyekum-Mensah14 Inter-organisational collaboration: practices, effects and barriers amongconstruction stakeholders in Nigeria 361Emmanuel C. Eze, Ernest E. Ameyaw, Imoleayo A. Awodele andAlbert P.C. Chan15 Construction company development in developing countries 390Jemima A. Ottou and Martin M. Tuuli16 New research on construction companies and resources in developingcountries – a review 415George Ofori17 Evaluating industry performance 443Toong Khuan Chan18 Building the capacity of small and medium-sized construction firmsthrough public procurement policies: the case of Malaysia 465Abdul-Rashid Abdul-Aziz19 Building a sustainable future: construction’s role in advancing the globaldevelopment agenda through the SDGs 488Alex Opoku, Godwin Kugblenu, Yaning Qiao, Benjamin Baah andAbbas Elmualim20 Construction industry improvement in China: lessons for other developingcountries 510Shang Gao and Yan Ning21 Construction industry development in Ghana: prospects, challenges, andnecessary actions 534Joseph Kwame Ofori-Kuragu, Emmanuel Adinyira and De-Graft Owusu-Manu 22 Understanding the process of economic transformation and institutionalchange in the construction industry: the case of Malaysia 558Suraya Ismail and Nazir Muhamad Nor23 A special chapter: experiences of leaders of construction industrydevelopment programmes in Africa 590Spencer Hodgson, Gerald Khonje, Ron Watermeyer and George Ofori24 A special chapter: experiences of leaders of construction industrydevelopment programmes in Asia 616Chow Kok Fong, Conrad De Tissera, P.R. Swarup and George Ofori