In an era of intense false impressions, cognitive limitations and imperfect information, where critical challenge is the management of procedural relationships among public procurement partners, it is essential to exploit and identify sources associated with decreasing transparency in...

Intro -- Content -- Preface -- Summary -- 1. Environmental Impact of Public Procurement -- 1.1 Product groups with high PP value -- 1.2 Environmental impact of product groups -- 1.3 Identification of product groups for further assessment -- References -- 2. Nordic Regulatory Instruments -- 2.1...

The unanticipated spike in international food prices in 2007-08 hit many developing countries hard. International prices for food and other agricultural products increased by more than 100 percent between early 2007 and mid-2008. Prices for food cereals more than doubled; and those for rice...

This book looks at a largely untapped energy efficiency market, the public sector. Efficiency potential in this sector is substantial, but implementing energy savings programs have been complicated by a number of factors, including limited incentives to lower energy costs, rigid budgeting and...