Flexible Strategies for Centralized Public Procurement Page 1 Electronic copy available at:
http://ssrn.com/abstract=1887791 Recommended Citation Albano, GL, Sparro, M. (2010). Flexible …

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Max Rolfstam examines the increasing emphasis on public procurement as a means to
stimulate innovation and the theoretical implications of this policy development. While …