Roads and Realities: How to promote road contracting in developing countries

Offers ideas and techniques that are likely to be of great help to both policy makers and construction professionals. The core themes are the use of appropriate technology and appropriate scale. Developing countries require effective and sustainable infrastructures. Yet these must be suitable and utilise comparative advantage; thus labour is emphasised as an important and utilisable resource. The involvement of the private sector is considered essential to such projects. An excellent analysis for field workers and policy makers.