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Author:   Louise Knight (University of Bath, UK) ,  Christine Harland (University of Bath, UK) ,  Jan Telgen (University of Twente, the Netherlands) ,  Khi V. Thai (Florida Atlantic University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.740kg
ISBN:  

9780415394055

ISBN 10:   0415394058
Pages:   398
Publication Date:   07 June 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Public Procurement: Global Big Spending 2. Public Procurement in Perspective 3. Public Procurement Reform in Australia: A Federal-State Evaluation 4. Procurement in the English National Health Service 5. Dutch Healthcare Organization and Financing: Recent Reform and its Impact on Purchasing 6. Budget and Organization Reform: Impact on Public Procurement in Belgium 7. US Federal Government Procurement: Structure, Process and Current Issues 8. Public Procurement in Germany: A Purchasing Cooperative for Energy Sourcing at the German Aerospace Centre 9. The Features and Recent Reforms of Government Procurement in Singapore 10. Public Procurement: A Pillar of Good Governance? 11. The Purchasing Process in Public Procurement 12. Procurement in the United Nations System 13. Consortia Purchasing for Higher Education in Canada, US, UK and Australia 14. Consortia Purchasing and Logistics in Kuopio Area: Lessons Learned from a Four Year Project 15. The Development of Procurement Education: The Queensland (Australia) Experience 16. e-Procurement: A Cross Jurisdictional Comparison 17. The Fraud/Red Tape Dilemma in Public Procurement: A Study of US State and Local Governments 18. A New Era: How to Improve Procurement Services to Clients Presented by Public Works and Government Services Canada 19. South African Provincial Government Reform: Using a Shared Services Model to Transform ‘Back-Office’ Support in Gauteng Province 20. E-Commerce and Information 21. People in Public Procurement 22. Co-operative Purchasing in the Public Sector 23. Procurement: A Strategic Weapon for Change 24. Challenges for Public Procurement

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Louise Knight is Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Research in Strategic Purchasing and Supply (CRiSPS), University of Bath. Christine Harland is Director of the Centre for Research in Strategic Purchasing and Supply (CRiSPS) at the University of Bath. Jan Telgen is NEVI Professor of Purchasing Management at Twente University, The Netherlands. Khi V. Thai, Ph.D., is Professor of Public Budgeting and Public Procurement at Florida Atlantic University, USA. Guy Callender is Foundation Chair and Professor of Strategic Procurement at Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia. Katy McKen is Centre Manager at the Centre for Research in Strategic Purchasing and Supply (CRiSPS), University of Bath.

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