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Global Public Procurement Theories and Practices

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Editors:
  1. Khi V. Thai

    1. School of Public Administration, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA

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  • Focuses on the themes of public procurement as a policy tool and performance-based public procurement
  • Deepens the interdisciplinary research on public procurement
  • Combines theory and scholarly analysis with case studies to propose effective solutions to current issues in public procurement
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Public Administration, Governance and Globalization (PAGG, volume 18)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Global Public Procurement Theories and Practices: An Introduction

    • Khi V. Thai
    Pages 1-14

  3. Public Procurement as a Public Policy Tool

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. Public Procurement in Lithuania: (Dis)balance Between Profitability and Environmental Protection

      • Dovilė Šličiuvienė
      Pages 17-38

    3. The Social Value in Social Clauses: Methods of Measuring and Evaluation in Social Procurement

      • Deirdre Halloran
      Pages 39-58

    4. Promoting Public Procurement of Sustainable Innovations: Approaches for Effective Market Dialogue

      • Katriina Alhola, Marja Salo, Riina Antikainen, Annukka Berg
      Pages 59-82

    5. Analyzing Local and SME Participation in Public Procurement—Evidence From Seven Finnish Municipalities

      • Timo Kivistö, Veli Matti Virolainen
      Pages 83-97

    6. Small Public Procurement Contracts: A Comparison of the French, Dutch And Belgian Legal Treatments

      • Bert Baeyens
      Pages 99-111

    7. The Effect of a Government Target for the Procurement of Innovation: The Case of the UK’s Small Business Research Initiative

      • Jillian Yeow, John Rigby, Yanchao Li
      Pages 113-135

  4. Performance-Based Public Procurement

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137
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    2. Contractual Governance Mechanisms, Dynamic Capabilities, Transactional Specific Relationships and Supplier Performance in Uganda

      • Desire Kansiime, Joseph M. Ntayi, Arthur Ahimbisibwe
      Pages 139-155

    3. Explaining the Policy-Practice Gap in U.S. Federal Contracting: Institutional Isopraxism and Performance-Based Acquisition

      • Bryan F. Mansfield, Keith F. Snider
      Pages 157-171

    4. A Price Review Framework for Maintenance, Repair and Operations Procurement Contracts in the Public Sector

      • Lian Kiang Tan, Shao Hung Goh
      Pages 173-198

    5. Institutional and Social Quality of Local Environment and Efficiency in Public Works Execution

      • Calogero Guccio, Domenico Lisi, Ilde Rizzo
      Pages 199-212

    6. Strengthening the Effectiveness of Exclusion Mechanism in Public Procurement: A Comparative Legal Study Between Indonesia and The Netherlands

      • Richo Andi Wibowo
      Pages 213-227

  5. Other Public Procurement Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 229-229
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    2. Public Procurement in TTIP: An Opportunity to Set Global Standards

      • Eleanor Aspey, Nicolette Butler
      Pages 231-247

    3. Asymmetric Information: A Case Study in Potential Public Procurement Pitfalls

      • Sirilaksana Khoman
      Pages 249-267

    4. Identifying and Mitigating the Risks of Outsourcing a Public Health Service Function

      • Suvituulia Taponen
      Pages 269-290

    5. Best Practice in South African Construction Procurement Law

      • Allison Anthony
      Pages 291-310
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About this book

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 public procurement, as well as greater concerns about efficiency, fairness and equity. Procurement professionals have also had to deal with a changeable climate produced by emerging technology, environmental concerns, and tension between complex regional trade agreements and national socioeconomic goals. This volume presents sixteen case studies focusing on the themes of public procurement as a policy tool and performance-based public procurement. The first section discusses public procurement as a policy tool and the challenges involved in balancing the competing interests of market forces, legal requirements, political pressures, and environmental concerns. The second section discusses performance-based public procurement, highlighting the frameworks used to assess procurement systems, the gaps between policy and practice, and strategies for bridging those gaps. The final section of the book discusses current issues in procurement, such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, risk mitigation, and procurement as a profession.  By combining theory and analysis with evidence from the real world, this book is of equal use to academics, policy makers, and procurement professionals.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Public Administration, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA

    Khi V. Thai

About the editor

Khi V. Thai (ed.) has taught since 1978. His expertise is in public budgeting, financial management and public procurement. He is: (1) editor of 3 academic journals; (2) Editorial Board member of 8 other academic journals; (3) author or editor of 12 books; (4) author or co-author of 41 referred articles, and 12 non-refereed articles and technical reports; (5) author or co-author of 22 book chapters; (6) editor or co-editor of 17 academic journal symposia; and (6) principal investigator of numerous grants/contracts. In addition, he has served as director of the Bureau of Public Administration at the University of Maine, Director of the School of Public Administration at Florida Atlantic University, and founder and former Director of the Public Procurement Research Center at Florida Atlantic University. He organized a variety of training programs, particularly international training programs. Most recently, he has provided technical assistance to the South Florida Water Management District, the Government of Sierra Leone, Uganda, Bulgaria, Columbia, the Federal Government of Canada, United Nations, and Inter-American Development, in the area of procurement reforms, procurement integrity and international procurement.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Global Public Procurement Theories and Practices

  • Editors: Khi V. Thai

  • Series Title: Public Administration, Governance and Globalization

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49280-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-49279-7Published: 04 January 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84120-5Published: 13 July 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-49280-3Published: 27 December 2016

  • Series ISSN: 2512-2347

  • Series E-ISSN: 2512-2363

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 339

  • Number of Illustrations: 37 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Social Policy, Public Administration, Globalization, Economic Policy

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