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Record 1 2003-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Municipal Administration
  • Urban Furnishings and Equipment
  • Construction
  • Civil Engineering
CONT

The Census Bureau's data series, Value of Construction Put in Place, which covers all new construction by any company, shows that, in terms of dollar value, public-sector construction is only a fraction of private-sector construction. New public-sector construction in 1996 totaled about $115 billion, while private-sector construction was valued at about $378 billion, a ratio of 1 to 3.3.

Key term(s)
  • public sector construction

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration municipale
  • Équipements urbains
  • Construction
  • Génie civil
CONT

[...] la situation de la construction publique peut donc devenir très inconfortable [...] Elle peut procéder par l'impôt et par l'emprunt, ses bilans sont négatifs. Le secteur privé a beau dénoncer le déficit du secteur public. Ce secteur public, à la trésorerie étroite, sera contraint d'offrir des clauses plus dures aux entrepreneurs soumissionnaires que celles offertes par le secteur privé, plus à l'aise. Les meilleurs entrepreneurs déserteront le secteur public.

Spanish

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