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Cost Escalation, Schedule Overruns and Quality Shortfalls on Construction Projects: The Case of Zambia

Mundia MuyaDept of Civil & Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Zambia, Zambia. Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
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Chabota KalibaDept of Civil & Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Zambia, Zambia. Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
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Balimu SichomboDept of Civil & Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Zambia, Zambia. Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
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Winston ShakantuDepartment of Construction Management, Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and Information Technology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa. Email: [email protected]
Pages 53-68 | Published online: 10 Feb 2014

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