Conflicts in public procurement

• Authors: Helena LINDSKOG , Staffan BREGE , Per-olof BREHMER
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

During the last couple of years, there has been a tendency to include more and more political goals into public procurements, such as environmental and societal considerations. This can result in higher prices paid by the public sector compared with similar procurements in the private sector. The decision makers at local level are elected and should represent the interest of their communities and voters, which includes promoting regional/local companies and economic development. This task can sometimes get into conflict with public procurement law or the political goals of a central government.

Keywords

EN

public procurement; political goals; costs; public administration; European Union

• Publisher: Politechnika Wrocławska. Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej
• Journal: Operations Research and Decisions
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 35-42

Contributors

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Helena LINDSKOG

• Department of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden

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Staffan BREGE

• Department of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden

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Per-olof BREHMER

• Department of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden

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Identifiers

DOI

10.5277/ord130303