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Public Procurement, Innovation and Policy: International Perspectives
Veiko Lember (Ed.)
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Description for Public Procurement, Innovation and Policy: International Perspectives
Hardcover. In a ground-breaking comparative survey of innovation-oriented public procurement policy making, the authors analyze the latest data from 11 countries and conclude that procurement policy has fostered more innovation than analysts have hitherto acknowledged. Editor(s): Lember, Veiko; Kattel, Rainer; Kalvet, Tarmo. Num Pages: 300 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 37 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: JPP; KCP; KJMV6; KJMV8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 616.
This book maps the latest developments in public procurement of innovation policy in various contexts and analyzes the evolution and development of the various policy solutions in broader institutional contexts. In doing so, it addresses significant theoretical and practical gaps: On the one hand, there is an emerging interest in public procurement as a policy tool for spurring innovation; yet on the other hand, the current theory, with some notable exceptions, is guided and often constrained by historical applications, above all in the defence industries. By carefully examining the cases of eleven countries, the book points to the existence of ... Read more
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Publisher
Springer
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
616g
Number of Pages
309
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642402579
SKU
V9783642402579
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99-15
About Veiko Lember (Ed.)
Veiko Lember, PhD, is Senior Research Fellow in Public Management and Policy at Ragnar Nurkse School of Innovation and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia. He is also a Managing Editor of the journal Halduskultuur-Administrative Culture. His main research interests are in public administration and innovation policy, and his recent works have covered issues such as public procurement of innovation, ... Read more
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