From a market research point of view, a Marketing Information System within the context of the construction exports industry has been pioneered in this book to provide information for decisionmaking in more than one country. In the process of examining the construction industries in 180 countries and territories, the North-South divide in the global construction industry has been consequently identified. Apart from the economic models which succinctly highlight movements in the global construction industry, a methodology for market research purposes is also presented.