2010
DOI: 10.5202/rei.v1i2.4
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Flexible Strategies for Centralized Public Procurement

Abstract: When designing a national public procurement system, the degree of centralization (or, equivalently, the degree of demand aggregation) is one of the most crucial as well as puzzling policy choices. Centralized procurement has been traditionally considered as an instrument to reduce public spending. In more recent years, though, and particularly after the 2008 global financial turmoil, a growing interest has arisen among both policy makers and researchers in government procurement as a lever to pursue broader p… Show more

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“…Também é considerada uma alavanca para atingir metas políticas mais amplas, como desenvolvimento tecnológico e inovação (ALBANO; SPARRO, 2010). O processo de transferência de tecnologia foi adotado pelo governo como estratégia para catch up tecnológico na área de medicamentos, setor onde a dependência externa do país é grande (GADELHA et al, 2013;SORTE JUNIOR, 2012;TIGRE, 2006).…”
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“…Também é considerada uma alavanca para atingir metas políticas mais amplas, como desenvolvimento tecnológico e inovação (ALBANO; SPARRO, 2010). O processo de transferência de tecnologia foi adotado pelo governo como estratégia para catch up tecnológico na área de medicamentos, setor onde a dependência externa do país é grande (GADELHA et al, 2013;SORTE JUNIOR, 2012;TIGRE, 2006).…”
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“…On the other hand, the literature stresses several disadvantages of having recourse to a central agency: higher coordination, set-up and maintenance costs, the impossibility of satisfying unique requirements, loss of relationships with local suppliers, possible exclusion of small firms, and potential lock-in phenomena (THAI, 2009;TELLA and VIROLAINEN, 2005;ALBANO and SPARRO, 2010).…”
Section: Centralization Versus Decentrali-zation Of Procurementmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…According to Albano and Sparro (2010), the main economic justification for public purchases centralization can be found in the need to reduce the related costs. It is a fact that several countries feature national (i.e.…”
Section: Gpp and "Demand" Centralizationmentioning
confidence: 99%