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PUBLIC PURCHASING: AN ADMINISTRATIVE CINDERELLA
Author(s) -
WILLIAMS ROGER,
SMELLIE REBECCA
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.313
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1467-9299
pISSN - 0033-3298
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9299.1985.tb00583.x
Subject(s) - purchasing , government (linguistics) , value (mathematics) , public policy , public sector , business , economics , value for money , industrial policy , public economics , public administration , market economy , marketing , economy , economic growth , political science , linguistics , philosophy , machine learning , computer science
The potential value of enlightened public sector purchasing policies (as distinct from crude‘Buy‐British policies) to stimulate industrial efficiency and technological innovation, although long recognized as of fundamental importance to the British economy, has been largely disregarded by those seeking policies for industrial revitalization. This article reviews the present government's renewed commitment to enlightened public purchasing, outlining exactly what such policies demand of and offer to buyers and suppliers; assessing the progress made to date; and suggesting a number of ways in which the impact of the current initiative might be improved.