Ssegawa, J K (1999) Construction industry’s contribution towards botswana’s vision 2016. In: Hughes, W (ed.) Proceedings of 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK.
Abstract
The reciprocal relationship between the construction industry (CI) and the socio-economic development, particularly the CI' s output, has been a subject of constant investigation. The relationship is studied further in the context of growth and sustainability of the CI in relation to facilitating the realization of Botswana Vision 2016. By analysing statistical data in the period between 1990-1998, the relationship is explored using Botswana’s CI. In addition, relevant stakeholders in the CI were also interviewed to solicit their perceptions. While there is a relationship between the macro economic environment and the CI, the relationship is not clear-cut. Many factors come into play and change over time, for example, the configuration of sectors of the national economy, the structure and organization of the CI, the global economic order, play an important part in shaping its profile. The uncertainty of the former made it difficult to ascertain whether CI will be able to sustain efforts to achieve Botswana’s Vision as many of the areas studied showed a decline in performance.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction output; capital formation; employment; growth rate; GDP; housing; ndp; vision |
| Index terms: | construction output, housing, construction industry, national economy, investigation, configuration, economic order, Botswana, employment, economic development |
| Subjects: | data collection methods, construction type, economic and policy analysis, operations management, economic analysis, economic development, management, Geography, industry analysis, systems engineering |
| Topics: | Human Resources, Business Strategy, Engineering Principles, Research Practice, Geographical Context, Project Management, Sustainability, Construction Technology |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
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