
Public Procurement's Place in the World
The Charge Towards Sustainability and Innovation
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
IX, 210 pages
978-1-349-49209-1 (ISBN)
Description
This volume addresses different issues related to green innovation procurement as well as exploring the challenges involved in public procurement. It offers a broad array of perspectives, addressing both general, abstract problems of optimal public procurement and concrete cases of national or even local public procurement systems.
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Series
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
IX, 210 p.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
347 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-49209-1 (9781349492091)
DOI
10.1057/9781137430649
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G. Piga | F. Decarolis | M. Frey
Public Procurement's Place in the World
The Charge Towards Sustainability and Innovation
Book
08/2014
Palgrave Macmillan
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Persons
Eleonora Annunziata; Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy
Marco Frey; Bocconi University, Itlay
Fabio Iraldo; Bocconi University, Italy
Francesco Testa; Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy
Jolien Grandia
Sandra Groeneveld
Ben Kuipers; Erasmus University, Netherlands
Bram Steijn; Erasmus University, Netherlands
Vittorio Cesarotti; 'Tor Vergata' University, Italy
Ernesto Casara; eFM S.r.l., Italy
Daniele Di Fausto; eFM S.r.l., Italy
Giovanni La Bella; EniServizi S.p.A., San Donato Milanese
Nicola Martinelli; eFM S.r.l., Italy
Raffaele Rotunno; Tor Vergata University, Italy
Caterina Spada; Tor Vergata University, Italy
Massimo Varani; eFM S.r.l., Italy
Aleksandrs Cepilovs; Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
Robert Ågren; Lund University, Sweden
Max Rolfstam; Aalborg University, Denmark
Francesco Decarolis; Boston University, USA
Cristina Giorgiantonio; Bank of Italy
Andrea Appolloni; Tor Vergata University, Italy
Jean Marie Mushagalusa Nshombo; Tor Vergata University, Italy
Content
Introduction; Francesco Decarolis and Marco Frey PART I: GREEN PROCUREMENT 1. The Contribution of Green Public Procurement to Energy Efficiency Governance in Buildings; Eleonora Annunziata, Marco Frey, Fabio Iraldo and Francesco Testa 2. Sustainable Procurement in Practice: Explaining the Degree of Sustainable Procurement from an Organisational Perspective; Jolien Grandia, Sandra Groeneveld, Ben Kuipers and Bram Steijn 3. A Holistic Approach to Developing Existing Building Commissioning in European Public Real Estate; Vittorio Cesarotti, Ernesto Casara, Daniele Di Fausto, Giovanni La Bella, Nicola Martinelli, Raffaele Rotunno, Caterina Spada and Massimo Varani PART II: INNOVATION PROCUREMENT 4. Public Procurement for Innovation in Small States: The Case of Latvia; Aleksandrs Cepilovs 5. A Conjecture on Institutional Rationalities and Property: Rights in Public Procurement of Innovation; Robert Ågren and Max Rolfstam PART III: CHALLENGES IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT 6. Favouritism and Inefficiency in Procurement: Evidence from Public Works in Italy; Francesco Decarolis and Cristina Giorgiantonio 7. Public Procurement and Corruption in Africa: A Literature Review; Andrea Appolloni and Jean-Marie Mushagalusa Nshombo