Journal of Public Procurement: Volume 18 Issue 2

Can small, medium and micro enterprises survive in public procurement?: Lessons from Botswana

Thuso Mphela, John P.W. Shunda

The paper aims to investigate challenges facing small-, medium- and micro-sized enterprises (SMMEs) in public procurement in Botswana from the view of a buyer.

Whistle-blowing intentions and behaviour in Ugandan public procurement

Brenda Tumuramye, Joseph Mpeera Ntayi, Moses Muhwezi

This study aims to investigate the whistle-blowing behaviour in Ugandan public procurement by using whistle-blowing supporting institutions, procuring and disposing entity (PDE…

Systemic corruption and public procurement in developing countries: are there any solutions?

Sope Williams-Elegbe

Corruption affects development and quality of life of citizens in affected countries. The increase in anti-corruption measures globally reflects a consensus that corruption is…

Does corruption and the institutional characteristics of the contracting authorities affect the execution of healthcare infrastructures?: An empirical investigation for Italy

Marina Cavalieri, Calogero Guccio, Ilde Rizzo

This paper aims at contributing to the research on the role played by corruption in the health procurement by use non-parametric techniques to examine whether the efficient…

Professional resistance against competitive public procurement in Iran

Mehran Sepehri, Mohsen Qadiri

This study aim to examine the roots of professional resistance of procurement in Iran. Public procurement (PP) contracts, in developing countries, hide the structural problems of…

Book review

Kouliga Koala, Joshua Steinfeld