Procurement in the Construction Industry

Will Hughes is Head of School of Construction Management and Engineering at the University of Reading, UK and Editor of the international journal Construction Management and Economics.Patricia M. Hillebrandt is an Economic Consultant specializing in the construction industry and a Senior Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Reading, UK. David Greenwood is Associate Dean in the School of the Built Environment at the University of Northumbria, UK. Wisdom Kwawu is a Researcher at the School of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Reading, UK.

• 1. Introduction 2. Review of Existing Knowledge 3. Research 4. Fresh Perspectives on Construction Procurement 5. Conclusions and Recommendations for Further Work 6. References 7. Indexes 8. Appendix A: Glossary of Terms 9. Appendix B: Papers Arising from the Research 10. Appendix C: Annotated Bibliography