Making comparisons with America's and Australia construction sector and learning about its history were enjoyable. I've discovered that Australia have much the same issues, and many of them are related to profiteering and dismantling unions.
The primary problem here right now is the private building inspections, which were previously the duty of the government. Due to privateers checking the buildings' security without actually entering the premises, multi-story buildings have collapsed as a result.
Shortcuts have resulted from huge construction companies now hiring tiny, independent family businesses that must compete for a job.
Teaching facilities in schools have been turned over to private enterprise, a calamity that has resulted in the employment of unqualified people without licences.
Just letting Mark Erlich see that America is not alone in a battle to correct the wrongs in building industries.
An independent review for NetGalley / University of Illinois Press