Naslov
Reflections on Piketty: The Influence of Global Economic Trends on Construction

Autori
Antić, Miljenko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
12th International Conference: Organization, Technology and Management in Construction / Cerić, Anita, Jana Korytarova, Mladen Radujković, Mladen Vukomanović i Ivica Završki - Zagreb : Sand d.o.o,, 2015, 56-65

ISBN
978-953-7686-06-2

Skup
12th International Conference: Organization, Technology and Management in Construction

Mjesto i datum
Primošten, Hrvatska, 02.09.2015. - 05.09.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
: Piketty; global economy; construction; inequality; state; tax evasion; megaprojects

Sažetak
The main aim of this article is to assess the influence of global economic trends on construction. More specifically, this article applies the main findings of a seminal book by Thomas Piketty (Capital in the Twenty-First Century) on the analyses of the future trends in construction business. According to Piketty, there are two main trends in global economy: growing social inequality, first, and, second, weakening of the state as a result of tax evasion of the wealthiest people. Consequently, it is possible to predict that, in the future, the states will not be able to finance megaprojects in construction. Second, production of luxury will be the main source of a lucrative business. For - if the richest one percentage of population takes almost entire benefits of the world’s economic growth – than fulfillment of needs and desires of the wealthiest will be the main source of income in the future and construction business should adapt itself to this new economic environment.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Građevinarstvo, Ekonomija, Sociologija

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