Japan – what can we learn? - Construction Labour Research

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Figure3 C om position of construction types in Public investm entMountains and rivers Agriculturaland fishery Road Other Sewage,P ark Education,H ospital Housig OtherIndustrialinfrastrucreLiving infrastructure200512.110.529.66.613.811.54.111.8200411.310.330.06.514.512.13.811.5199811.610.725.97.415.612.45.510.9199410.09.723.36.715.713.47.713.5199110.78.823.77.514.415.07.812.1198513.912.126.56.512.212.97.18.80% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%year3.3 Proportion of maintenance and repairJapan’s construction investment has historically been biased towardsnew construction (80-85%, Figure 4). This trend has been recentlychanging. Until the mid 1990s, the proportion of maintenance andrepair remained at the same level of 14 to 15%. These investmentsseemed prolongations for past new construction. From the year 1996,the proportion increased to the high 10 percent’s. In this period, othernew investment in both public and private decreased. In 2001, theproportion goes beyond 20% and this trend seems to continue.The increasing proportion of maintenance and repair has an impact onchanging technological development as well as a spillover effect onallied industries. The project size is shifting to smaller markets. Thereis a chance that large construction companies are confronted with thegreater competitiveness of medium and small firms. The new businessmodel with business groupings or enclosure of the skilled workforcecan be observed in the recent development of Japan’s constructionindustry.CLR News No 2/200625
Maintenance and repairN ew construction Maintenance and repair Ratio of M aintenance and repair90.023.023.022.680.070.011.612.4 12.913.0 12.515.914.713.421.021.422.021.0Trillion yen60.050.040.030.020.010.070.014.273.0 73.314.515.018.417.869.8 69.9 70.3 68.015.715.263.117.513.2 13.819.618.757.4 56.714.052.613.549.513.2 12.744.3 43.520.019.018.017.016.015.014.00.01991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004year13.0Construction investment has decreased in Japan. Although the totalamount of construction and building investment has decreased, themarket scale still accounts for 12.7 percent, and the total value for10.6%, of GDP. This is still a higher rate as compared to otheradvanced economies, for instance, Britain at 10.4% and 5.2%, Franceat 10.0% and 5.2%, Germany at 9.0% and 4.5%, and U.S. 8.8%(available data only for the total value) etc. To summarise thecharacteristics, I list the following sections as the main areas ofinvestment in Japan: commercialised private housing investment,private commercial and industrial investment for office buildings andfacilities, and public direct and indirect investment largely substitutedfor industrial infrastructures.4. Intensification of competition in a shrinking market: how tomaintain the orders?Long-term recession in Japan’s economy has compelled theconstruction industry to transform dramatically. To put it simply, theconstruction industry can no longer manage to work as the pulling andregulating function of Japan’s economy under globalisation. Theindustry cannot survive if it continues to depend on a national policyof economic stimulant. It cannot but seek a more self-sustained wayand take a role of strengthening national policy. Private constructionenterprises also need to aid the national fiscal crisis along privatemanagement lines. This is the opposite of what it has been donehistorically. Furthermore, increasing competitive pressure in theCLR News No 2/200626
Page 1 and 2: No 2/2006Japan - what can we learn?
Page 3 and 4: separate nation states, local build
Page 6: "shortening of exploitation's horiz
Page 10 and 11: The Japanese construction industry
Page 12 and 13: time could be up to 50 or more hour
Page 14 and 15: The differences between sites in th
Page 16 and 17: most of its importance since then.
Page 18: But asked, who decides on the wages
Page 21 and 22: policy were Toyota, Nissan, Canon,
Page 23 and 24: Figure 2 C om position of Investm e
Page 25: 3.2 Investment sheetSecondary, the
Page 29 and 30: period of continuous cut back of or
Page 31 and 32: enterprises, such as Nippon Steel C
Page 33 and 34: of architectural design, engineerin
Page 35 and 36: is constructed without blueprints.
Page 37 and 38: task over again bearing the cost of
Page 39 and 40: outsource every production function
Page 41 and 42: so that any significant changeover
Page 43 and 44: sixties or seventies who have retir
Page 45 and 46: Immigration law allows residential
Page 47 and 48: Today, domestic construction demand
Page 49 and 50: 1993. Then there was a decrease to
Page 51 and 52: Hundredmillion 億円yen1400012000
Page 53 and 54: workers belong to enterprise-based
Page 55 and 56: trans-enterprise or industrial nego
Page 57 and 58: Union (DENKI RENGO), Confederation
Page 59 and 60: unions on their part have advocated
Page 61 and 62: again. Industry specific federation
Page 63 and 64: consult, while involved with variou
Page 65 and 66: that unions can bring many positive
Page 67 and 68: Figure 1. The Image of the J-CorpCo
Page 69 and 70: References:OKAMOTO, Hideaki(1964) "
Page 71 and 72: Nr. 3. Stress in the European const
Page 73 and 74: We proudly present: a new publisher

Japan – what can we learn? - Construction Labour Research

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?