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There are two main types of organisation concerned to produce construction output on site: the private contractors and the direct labour organisations of public authorities. The former account for nearly 90 per cent of the work (Chapter 4). They will be considered first.
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Hillebrandt, P.M. (1984). Structure of Contracting Industry. In: Analysis of the British Construction Industry. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06660-5_7
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