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Small contractor development and employment—A brief survey of sub-saharan experience in relation to civil construction

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  1. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Robert McCutcheon (Professor of Civil Engineering (Project and Construction Management), and Director of the Research Centre for Employment Creation in Construction)

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Croswell, J., McCutcheon, R. Small contractor development and employment—A brief survey of sub-saharan experience in relation to civil construction. Urban Forum 12, 365–379 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12132-001-0012-8

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