Competition therefore triggered the changes in all the companies . Privatization of the entire industry would then be viewed as a necessity by the publicly-owned contractors, and this shift in mentality would hasten the privatization process. Hungary is a rather small country where information circulates rather easily. In a bigger country, the dissemination of best practice would have to be more organized. This role could be taken by professional organizations that can also act as a lobbying force on other critical matters such as banking facilities.
Small contractors are an important part of a typical construction industry structure.
Interviews in four road directorates were performed in Hungary, and the road directorate where the emergence of small contractors was mentioned is the only one that contracted out a significant maintenance program. This strongly hints to the positive impact of contracting out maintenance on new entrance in the industry. For the consulting industry , the most important recommendation to Governments that want to foster a private consulting industry is to create a market for them by awarding engineering contracts to the private sector. The Privatization of the Road Construction Industry, 1989-1992.