International Handbook of Public Procurement (Hardcover)

International Public Procurement: Concepts and Practices, K.V. Thai
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Framework for Assessing the Acquisition Function at Federal Agencies, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Assessing Federal Procurement Reform: Has the Procurement Pendulum Stopped Swinging?, J.A. Pegnato
Analytical Framework for the Management and Reform
of Public Procurement, P.R. Schapper, J.V. Malta, and D.L. Gilbert
EU Directives as Anticorruption Measures: Excluding Corruption-Convicted Tenderers from Public Procurement Contracts, T.M. Arnaiz
Public Procurement Reforms in Africa: A Tool for Effective Governance of the Public Sector and Poverty Reduction, B. Basheka
Simulation Approach to In-House versus Contracted Out Cost Comparisons, D.R. Deis, H. Schneider, C.G. Wilmot, and C.H. Coates, Jr.
Public Procurement Organization: A Comparison of Purchasing’s Organizational Roles and Responsibilities in the Public and Private Sectors, P.F. Johnson, M.R. Leenders, and C. McCue
Service Sourcing, A. Ancarani
How Many Vendors Does it Take to Screw Down a Price? A Primer on Competition in Procurement, J.M. Keisler and W.A. Buehring
PROCUREMENT SYSTEMS
Public Procurement in the United Nations System, T. Sakane
EC Regime on Public Procurement, S. Arrowsmith
U.S. Federal Government Procurement: Organizational Structure, Process, and Current Issues, K. Caravella
Public Procurement in Germany, M. Eßig, S. Dorobek, A. Glas, and S. Leuger
China’s Government Procurement Policy and Institutional Framework: History, Structure, and Operation, C. Fuguo
Overview of the Government Procurement System in South Africa, P. Bolton
Public Procurement in Cambodia, D. S. Jones
Procurement Systems in Uganda, E. Agaba and N. Shipman
Public Procurement in Post-Transitional Context: The Case of Estonia, V. Lember and V. Vaske
Procurement Process in the Public Sector: An International Perspective, N. Caldwell and E. Bakker
E-PROCUREMENT
Key Issues in E-Procurement: Procurement Implementation and Operation in the Public Sector, S.R. Croom and A. Brandon-Jones
Factors Influencing E-Procurement Usage, K. Dooley and S. Purchase
Facilitators of Public E-Procurement: Lessons Learned
from the U.K., U.S., and Australian Initiatives, K. Vaidya, G.C. Callender, and A.S.M. Sajeev
Evaluation of Public E-Procurement Services Accessibility: A Multicriteria Approach, G. Bruno, E. Esposito, and M. Mastroianni
The World Bank E-Procurement for the Selection of Consultants: Challenges and Lessons Learned, K. Leipold, J. Klemow, F. Holloway, and K. Vaidya
E-Procurement Management in State Governments: Diffusion of E-Procurement Practices and Its Determinants, M.J. Moon

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT METHODS AND PRACTICES
Best Practices: Using Spend Analysis to Help Agencies Take a More Strategic Approach to Procurement, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Contract Negotiations, W.C. Lawther
Controlling Service Process Performance with Statistical Process Control, R.G. Kauffman
Fixed Asset Disposal: Methods and Strategies for Disposing of Personal Property in the Public Sector, D. Matthews and E. Gibson
Enhancing Use of Past Performance as a Source Selection Criterion, K.F. Snider and M.F. Walkner
Ban-on-Negotiations in Tender Procedures: Undermining the Best Value for Money?, K. Kruger
Bid Protests: Theory and Practice, R.E. Lloyd
Decision Technological Foundations of Public Procurement Processes, C. Csaki and P. Gelleri
Pricing Strategies and Cost Analysis in Public Procurement, R.G. Rhodd
Public?Private Partnerships, L.L. Martin
Market’s Response to Contract Award Announcements: Government versus Corporate Contracts, S.J. Larson and A. Picou
Economic Context of Public Procurement, G.C. Callender and D. Matthews

Offset Policy Design in International Procurement, T.K. Taylor 
Regression Approach for Estimating Procurement Cost, G.W. Moore and E.D. White III
Procurement Design: Lessons from Economic Theory and Illustrations from the Dutch Procurement of Welfare-to-Work Projects, S. Onderstal and F. Felso
Index