Global Public Procurement Theories and Practices

1. Global Public Procurement Theories and Practices: An Introduction
Khi V. Thai

Part I. Public Procurement as a Public Policy Tool

2. Public Procurement in Lithuania: (Dis)balance Between Profitability and Environmental Protection
Dovilė Šličiuvienė

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

4. Promoting Public Procurement of Sustainable Innovations: Approaches for Effective Market Dialogue
Katriina Alhola, Marja Salo, Riina Antikainen, Annukka Berg

5. Analyzing Local and SME Participation in Public Procurement—Evidence From Seven Finnish Municipalities
Timo Kivistö, Veli Matti Virolainen

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

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

Part II. Performance-Based Public Procurement

8. Contractual Governance Mechanisms, Dynamic Capabilities, Transactional Specific Relationships and Supplier Performance in Uganda
Desire Kansiime, Joseph M. Ntayi, Arthur Ahimbisibwe

9. Explaining the Policy-Practice Gap in U.S. Federal Contracting: Institutional Isopraxism and Performance-Based Acquisition
Bryan F. Mansfield, Keith F. Snider

10. A Price Review Framework for Maintenance, Repair and Operations Procurement Contracts in the Public Sector
Lian Kiang Tan, Shao Hung Goh

11. Institutional and Social Quality of Local Environment and Efficiency in Public Works Execution
Calogero Guccio, Domenico Lisi, Ilde Rizzo

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

Part III. Other Public Procurement Issues

13. Public Procurement in TTIP: An Opportunity to Set Global Standards
Eleanor Aspey, Nicolette Butler

14. Asymmetric Information: A Case Study in Potential Public Procurement Pitfalls
Sirilaksana Khoman

15. Identifying and Mitigating the Risks of Outsourcing a Public Health Service Function
Suvituulia Taponen

16. Best Practice in South African Construction Procurement Law
Allison Anthony

17. The What, Who, and How of Public Procurement: Job Functions Performed and Managed by Professionals
Joshua Steinfeld

Nyckelord: Social Sciences, Social Policy, Public Administration, Globalization, Economic Policy