The Efficiency of Public Procurement Centralization: Empirical Evidence from Serbian Local Self-Governments

Jovanović, P.; Joksimović, Nevenka Žarkić; Milosavljević, Miloš

doi:10.4335/11.4.883-899(2013)

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“…Other research indicates that the efficiency of public procurement centralization is helpful for the improvement of local government efficiency (Jovanovic et al ., ) and that a higher degree of political engagement increases public sector efficiency (Giordano & Tommasino, ).…”

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The efficiency of provincial governments in China from 2001 to 2010: measurement and analysis

Tang

Lee

2014

Journal of Public Affairs

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Measurement and analysis of local government efficiency is important; however, it is also difficult. To measure government efficiency, this paper employs the relative measurement method described in the research literature. It develops and applies an index to measure and rank the government efficiency of 31 provincial governments in China (including autonomous regions and municipalities) from 2001 to 2010. This permits a comparative analysis of provincial government efficiency and of the factors that influence it, among China's eastern, central, and western regions. The findings suggest a high association between the degree of economic development and local government efficiency, and in this respect, a large disparity has been observed between central and western regions on the one hand and the eastern region on the other. It is argued that provincial governments in the central and western regions should focus on improving residents' welfare, the quality of regional economic growth, and the level of social development by constantly enhancing government efficiency, optimizing the supply of public services, controlling the size of government, and thus improving residents' disposable income.

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The efficiency of provincial governments in China from 2001 to 2010: measurement and analysis

Tang

Lee

2014

Journal of Public Affairs

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“…Nevertheless, only a paucity of research has filled the knowledge-base on public procurements in Serbia. Specific issues, such as the benefits of centralising public procurements, 31 transparency in public procurements, 32 distinct features of e-procurements, 33 and methodologies for bidder selection process improvements 34 have been thoroughly examined in the extant literature.…”

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Public Procurement Management and Contract Efficiency: Empirical Evidence from Serbian Local Administration

Milosavljević¹,

Milanović²,

Benković³

2017

Iuridica

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Public procurements in Serbia account for one tenth of the country's Gross Domestic Product. Accordingly, control, monitoring and regulation of public procurements are crucial factors in and constituents of efficient governance. Ever since the introduction of the Law on Public Procurements in 2002, Serbia has been reforming the system of public procurements. The establishment of an independent regulatory institution was aimed at facilitating governance, educating clerks and managers, supporting transparency and competitiveness, and decreasing corruptive behaviour in public procurements. Hitherto, however, the adversarial goals of public procurement management and contract management have been out of the scope of both scholars and practitioners. This study aims to examine the influence of public procurement management on contract management practices. Study results indicate that procurement planning and solicitation have the most important influence on the efficiency of contract management. The paper draws attention to the importance of public procurement and contract management for the efficiency of local administration in Serbia.

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“…The efficiency of public procurements plays a significant role in the EU Member States, as such procurements made up around 20% of GDP in the European Union in the period 2009–2011 1 . Hitherto, public procurements have received substantial attention from researchers aiming to improve both the efficiency of public procurements and the measurement scale 2 – 4 . Alongside the scholarly efforts, public authorities, as well as national and international agencies have also been active in the field.…”

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A New Approach to the Evaluation of Public Procurement Efficiency among European Countries

Milosavljević¹,

Dobrota²,

Milanović³

2018

European Review

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Public procurements have been high on the agenda of policy makers, decision makers, scholars, and other interested parties in Europe in the last few decades, as such procurements make up nearly one-fifth of Europe’s total gross domestic product. Nevertheless, not many attempts have been made to measure the efficiency of public procurement systems and accordingly rank European countries. The most important measurement that highlights this issue is the Single Market Scoreboard for Public Procurements. However, this scoreboard is subject to bias and numerous omissions, which significantly decreases its operational usage and deteriorates the real efficiency of public procurements. This article aims to rank European countries in an unambiguous, objective, and impartial manner by using the Composite I-distance Indicator (CIDI) methodology. Instead of using biased weights for individual indicators, assigned by experts, the CIDI method creates new weights in an objective manner. The study analysed 30 European countries. The results of the study are, to some extent, different from current practice for public procurement efficiency measurement. The novel approach to ranking provides an opportunity to interested parties to improve the performance of their public procurements by reviewing them on a multidimensional basis.

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The Efficiency of Public Procurement Centralization: Empirical Evidence from Serbian Local Self-Governments

Cited by 6 publications

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The efficiency of provincial governments in China from 2001 to 2010: measurement and analysis

The efficiency of provincial governments in China from 2001 to 2010: measurement and analysis

Public Procurement Management and Contract Efficiency: Empirical Evidence from Serbian Local Administration

A New Approach to the Evaluation of Public Procurement Efficiency among European Countries

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