Public Procurement, Innovation and Policy International Perspectives [Hardcover]

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 much more nuanced public procurement on the innovation policy landscape than has been acknowledged in the academic and policy debates to date.

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.

Foreword.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Public Procurement and Innovation: Theory and Practice.- 3 Australia.- 4 Brazil.-?5 China.-?6 Denmark.- 7 Estonia.- 8 Greece.- 9 Hong Kong.- 10 Korea..- 11 Sweden.-?12 United Kingdom.- 13?United States of America.- 14 Public Procurement, Innovation and Policy: Comparative Perspectives.?

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, public-private partnerships, contracting-out and coordination in the public sector. His works have been published in various jlãK