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Download or read book Challenges in Public Procurement written by Khi V. Thai and published by . This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of selected papers presented at the International Public Procurement Conference, October 21-23, 2004, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. Organized by the Public Procurement Research Center, the Conference was sponsored by the following organizations: Curtin University of Technology Business School (Australia); Florida Association of Public Purchasing Officers; FAU College of Architecture and Urban and Public Affairs; The National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, Inc.; South East Florida Local NIGP Chapter; United Nations Inter-Agency of Procurement Services Office; U.S. General Services Administration; and The World Bank. The book will be a great contribution to public procurement knowledge and practices. Practitioners and academic from various cultural, social, economic and political environments and various organizations share their procurement knowledge and experiences. In our current e-world, the readers of this book should not be surprised to see public procurement practitioners in different countries have experienced similar challenges; and researchers have conducted their research on similar procurement issues.