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Public Procurement in the United States

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Exzellente öffentliche Beschaffung

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A decade ago, there were valid concerns regarding the limited emphasis that was being placed on public procurement within scholarly literature and within the policy discourse. This is no longer the case. The latter, however, has perhaps been motivated more by necessity due austere financial and budgetary constraints, than by strategically nurtured interest in the area. Overall, it could be argued, that while we have made authentic progress in our understanding of the intricate dynamics of public procurement, there are still lesson to be learned before we could recognize a habitual practice of procurement excellence. This chapter addresses these types of lessons through a discussion of the public procurement in United States.

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    Alexandru V. Roman & Khi V. Thai

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Roman, A., Thai, K. (2013). Public Procurement in the United States. In: Eßig, M. (eds) Exzellente öffentliche Beschaffung. Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-00567-2_14

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