Global Public Procurement Theories and Practices

This book discusses current theories and practices in the field of public procurement. Over the past few decades, public procurement has had to evolve conceptually and organizationally in the face of unrelenting budget constraints, government downsizing, public demand for increased transparency in p...

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Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors Thai, Khi V. (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
SeriesPublic Administration, Governance and Globalization ; 18
Subjects
Social sciences.
Globalization.
Economic policy.
Social policy.
Public administration.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319492803
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-49280-3
Physical DescriptionXIV, 339 p. 37 illus. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Global Public Procurement: Introduction
  • Part I. Procurement Preferences
  • 2. Public Procurement in Lithuania: (Dis)Balance between Profitability and Environmental Protection
  • 3. Analyzing Local and SME Participation in Public Procurement: Evidence from Seven Cities
  • 4. The Social Value in Social Clauses: Methods of Measuring and Evaluation in Social Procurement
  • Part II. Performance-based Public Procurement
  • 5. A Price Review Framework for Maintenance, Repair and Operations: Procurement Contracts in the Public Sector
  • 6. Contractual Governance Mechanisms, Dynamic Capabilities, Transactional Specific Relationships and Supplier Performance in Uganda
  • 7. Explaining the Policy-Practice Gap in U.S. Federal Contracting: Institutional Isopraxism and Performance-Based Acquisition
  • 8. Quality of Local Environment and Efficiency in Public Works Execution
  • 9. Strengthening the Effectiveness of Exclusion Mechanism in Public Procurement
  • 10. Promoting Public Procurement of Sustainable Innovations: Approaches for Effective Market Dialogue
  • 11. Small Public Procurement Contracts
  • 12. The Effect of a Government Target for the Procurement of Innovation: The Case of the UK's Small Business Research
  • 13. Public Procurement in TTIP: An Opportunity to Set Global Standards
  • PART III. Other Public Procurement Issues
  • 14. Asymmetric Information and Integrity Pacts for Public Procurement: A Case Study
  • 15. Managing the Risks of Outsourcing a Health Service Function
  • 16. Best Practice in South African Construction Procurement Law
  • 17. The What, Who, and How of Public Procurement: Job Functions Performed and Managed by Professionals.

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