Rwelamila, P D (2002) Creating an effective construction industry strategy in South Africa. Building Research & Information, 30(6), pp. 435-445. ISSN 0961-3218
Abstract
The South African construction industry, like many other construction industries in other developing countries, is challenged by many systemic problems. These include unstable and insecure employment, financial instability, a bias towards urban development, and an erratic approach to integrating the construction industry within overall government policy. To achieve the objectives of its Reconstruction and Development Programme, the South African government initiated a process to create an effective strategy for its construction industry within a national agenda of social and economic transformation. The process of creating a cooperative framework and specific strategies for the structured engagement of public- and private-sector stakeholders is described. Structured policy debate, analysis and implementation have fostered a new culture through government and industry partnership and created the foundation for establishing the South African Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB).
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | business systems; change management; construction business systems; developing countries; public policy; South Africa |
| Index terms: | urban development, government policy, bias, South Africa, implementation, public policy, construction industry, national agenda, developing country, reconstruction, construction industry development, programme, transformation, strategy, partnership, change management, employment |
| Subjects: | public policy, contractual arrangements, business, partnership management, project controls, building construction, industry analysis, political science, management, Geography, probability and distributions, development economics, urban design |
| Topics: | Stakeholder Management, Governance, Procurement, Business Strategy, Engineering Principles, Geographical Context, Research Practice, Organizational Design, Time Control, Urban Studies, International Construction, Human Resources |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
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