Global Public Procurement Theories and Practices. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Khi V. Thai.
• Editors: Thai, Khi V
• Other Names: École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts (France)
• 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.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer International Publishing Imprint Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (XIV, 339 pages 37 illustrations)
• Subjects: 361.61; Social sciences; Globalization; Economic policy; Social policy; Public administration; Government purchasing -- Law and legislation -- European Union countries; Public contracts -- European Union countries; Economic policy; Globalization; Public administration; Social policy; Social sciences; Law -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice; Political Science -- Globalization; Political Science -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy; Public administration; Globalization; Political economy; Political Science -- Public Policy -- Social Policy; Central government policies; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 3319492802; 9783319492803
• Related ISBNs: 3319492799; 9783319492797
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.; Note: Print version record.
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