A Financial History of Western Europe or Construction Project Management

A Financial History of Western Europe

Author: Charles Poor Kindleberger

Revised and updated throughout, this brilliant survey of European financial history from the earliest times to the present by internationally renowned scholar and author Charles P. Kindleberger offers a comprehensive account of the evolution of money in Western Europe, bimetallism and the emergence of the gold standard, the banking systems of the Continent and the British Isles, and overviews of foreign investment, regional and global financial integration, and private and public finance in Western Europe. The new edition features expanded coverage of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and important new material on recent developments in European monetary integration.

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Construction Project Management

Author: Frederick E Gould

This book focuses on the collaborative effort required to complete any public or private construction project, providing the construction professional with the skills needed to work with and alongside the owner representative, the designer, and within the public's eye. It explains in detail the project elements and environment, and the responsibilities of the varied project professionals, and follows in detail the chronology of a project. Estimating, scheduling, control and administrative functions of a project are covered, and separate chapters on Leadership and Management, Construction Law, and Safety and Health are included. For construction professionals, including project managers, architects, project owners and their representatives, civil engineers, and practitioners who are looking for an understanding of the changes in their industry and new tools and management methods available for dealing with those changes.

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The construction industry has shifted from narrowly scoped services to the forefront of the design and construction profession, according to Gould (Wentworth Institute of Technology) and Joyce (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). With the input of guest contributors, they address the human and technical management aspects that a project manager needs to understand: e.g. computer- integrated construction, the advantages of union vs. merit shops, project delivery methods, construction without disruption, costs, job site administration, and safety and health issues. Includes b&w photos; examples of construction failures, innovations, and trends; review questions and exercises; and a non-annotated list of construction project management web sites. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

1	The Construction Industry	1
2	Project Participants	25
3	Organizing and Leading the Construction Project	53
4	Project Delivery Methods	81
5	Project Chronology	115
6	Construction Services During Design	129
7	Bidding and Procurement	161
8	Construction and Closeout	191
9	Estimating Project Costs	209
10	Project Planning and Scheduling	239
11	Controlling Project Cost, Time, and Quality	269
12	Job Site Administration	307
13	Construction Law	343
14	Construction Safety and Health	365
	Appendix	393
	Index	397