Survey of Economics or Construction Contract Administration

Survey of Economics

Author: Arthur OSullivan

Covering both Micro and Macroeconomics in one concise paperback volume, this book shows readers how to think and act like an economist by showing them how to use economic concepts in their everyday lives and careers. Organized around the Five Key Principles of Economics–The Principle of Opportunity Cost, The Marginal Principle, The Principle of Diminishing Returns, The Spillover Principle, and The Reality Principle. For economists and those making financial decisions and analyses.

Table of Contents:

Table of Contents

 

1.         Introduction

2.         Key Principles of Economics

3.         Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium

4.         Elasticity: A Measure of Responsiveness

5.         Production and Cost

6.         Perfect Competition: Short Run and Long Run

7.         Monopoly

8.         Monopolistic Competition, Oligopoly, and Antitrust

9.         Market Failure: Imperfect Information, Pollution, and Public Goods

10.       The Labor Market

11.       Measuring a Nation’s Production and Income

12.       Unemployment and Inflation

13.       Why Do Economies Grow

14.       Aggregate Demand and Supply

15.       Fiscal Policy

16.       Money and the Banking System

17.       Monetary Policy and Inflation

18.       International Trade and Finance

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Construction Contract Administration

Author: Ralph W Liebing

This unique introduction to contract administration is designed especially for those who need to understand the contract administration process, overall (rather than the fine details), and who have not yet developed a background of professional experience or insight.Using a “simplified” approach to a complex, evolving area, it provides an up-to-date overview of the entire process — including the general philosophy and rationale, and the roles, obligations, and responsibilities of all major participants in a construction project. Appropriate for all construction disciplines — e.g., architecture, engineering, construction management, construction — it focuses on those topics that cross several occupational lines and that are directly usable by any of the major project participants.

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Provides a general overview of current methods and concepts at an introductory college level. Stressing the difference between contract administration and construction management, the author discusses the role of the contract administrator as well as their interactions with the design professional, construction manager, owner, contractor, subcontractor, and building inspector. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.