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"Latham. review. and. subsequent. developments. In 1994 Sir Michael Latham
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construction industry (Latham 1994). Amongst his major findings were that: 0
Profit margins in construction were roughly half those that were accepted as the
norm in other comparable industries. 0 The construction Partnering culture and
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