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- Explains the complexity of public procurement and how it contributes to public value creation
- Inspires the next generation of procurement professionals to become change agents and lead public procurement
- Grounds public procurement theory in real world examples, offering implications and tools for practice
- This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
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By bringing together multiple perspectives of public procurement (legal, economic, political, value-based views) and addressing multiple levels (policy, strategy, management and operations) this text will help readers improve their understanding of the complexity of public procurement. It is a multi-level, complex system, often dealing with conflicting policy objectives nationally and internationally. But also, good practice of the operational process of public procurement is described in a clear, concise way.
Over and above the topics covered in the text, there is a passion within the writing for public procurement researchers and practitioners to, not only embrace, but also participate actively in the dynamically changing space of public procurement. I do not hesitate to recommend “Public procurement – theories, practices and tools” for practitioners, researchers and students."
- Prof. Dr. Christine Harland, Politecnico di Milano
"Those of us who concentrate on public management and organizational analysis need to be well-informed about public procurement, a crucially important topic in contemporary government. Jolien Grandia’s and Leentje Volker’s and their colleagues’ Public Procurement – Theories, Practices and Tools provides a valuable resource for those of us who want to enhance our understanding of the topic. It can serve as an effective supplemental reading in courses on public management and many related topics. The authors provide multidisciplinary expertise, including specific practical guidance along with concepts and frameworks that support broader systematic and strategic thinking about procurement."
- Hal G. Rainey, Alumni Foundation Distinguished Professor Emeritus, The University of GeorgiaEditors and Affiliations
About the editors
Jolien Grandia is Assistant Professor of Public Management at the Department of Public Administration and Sociology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Her research examines transformations in public procurement, such as sustainable procurement, from a public management and governance perspective.
Leentje Volker is a Full Professor of Integrated Project Delivery at the University of Twente, the Netherlands. She is an expert in the field of public-private collaborations in the construction industry. Her work focuses on establishing and maintaining relations between buyers and suppliers at different institutional levels.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Public Procurement
Book Subtitle: Theory, Practices and Tools
Editors: Jolien Grandia, Leentje Volker
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18490-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-18489-5Published: 16 June 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-18490-1Published: 15 June 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 157
Number of Illustrations: 39 b/w illustrations
Topics: Procurement, Operations Management