Public procurement: An introduction

Louise Knight; Christine Harland; Jan Telgen; Nigel Caldwell

Public procurement: An introduction

Louise Knight^*, Christine Harland, Jan Telgen, Nigel Caldwell

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Abstract

The public sector represents about 40 to 45 per cent of many economies in the developed world in terms of spend on providing services and procuring from the private sector. Internationally there are outliers, such as Singapore, where it is only about 18 per cent of the economy, and some of the African nations where, as nationalized industries are still prevalent, it can be as much as 80 per cent. Imagine how much might be saved and reinvested in public service provision if the spending bill was reduced by just 1 per cent in any nation. However, it is astonishing for such a vital, signiﬁcant part of all nations’ economies that so little research has been conducted on public procurement across nations and even within nations to improve procurement to deliver these beneﬁts.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Public Procurement
Subtitle of host publication	International Cases and Commentary
Editors	Louise Knight, Christine Harland, Jan Telgen, Khi V. Thai, Guy Callender, Katy McKen
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
Chapter	1
Pages	1-15
Number of pages	15
Volume	9780203815250
ISBN (Print)	9780203815250
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2007

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