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Is Public Procurement an effective development

policy tool?

David Salazar and María Eugenia Roca

IPPC6 - Dublin - August, 15, 2014

Is Public Procurement an effective development policy tool?

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Efficency Transparency Support policies

Public Procurement


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B. A. Ishmael. (2012): Government Procurement and Innovation: the creation of an environment for competitiveness in small developing countries. International Public Procurement Conference 2012.

Related references

R. E. Lucas. (2008): Ideas and growth. National Bureau of Economic Research, working paper 14133

M. Q. Dao. (2012): Government expenditure and growth in developing countries. Progress in Development Studies 2012 12:77.

C. C. de Sousa Junior. (2008): Utilizaçao do poder de compra do estado de minas gerais como instrumento de desenvolvimento regional e para a promocao de políticas redistributivas. CEDEPLAR, 2011.

J. W. Choi. (2010): A Study of the role of public procurement: can public procurement make the society better?. International Public Procurement Conference 2010


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Economic Development

Productivity Technology Government Expenditure

Public Procurement


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Economic Development

Productivity Technology Government Expenditure

Public Procurement

Innovation


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Public procurement and innovation

i) Specific sector programs (technology improvement)

ii) Improving efficiency of public sector (technology improvement)

iii)Pulling innovation


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How can public procurement pull innovation in a developing country?

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How can public procurement pull innovation in a developing country?

• Government strategic position as purchaser • Volume (including geographical needs)


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Public procurement can promote innovation Innovation will shift technology Technology will impact on development

Public procurement may bring small changes that would be replicated (or concatenated) so many times, so that a relevant improvement is achieved.

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