Definition
An accountable public procurement function “encompasses the idea of conducting public procurement in a manner that can be traced and defended, is transparent and consistent, satisfies and manages stakeholders’ expectations, is fair and equitable, and follows ethical norms set within organizational and societal contexts in order to maximize the benefit obtained from spending public funds” (Diggs and Roman 2012, p. 298).
Introduction
As a matter of legitimacy in the public sector enterprise (Atkinson 2017b), the accountability and transparency of administrative processes has been essential. This is especially apparent in the case of public procurement, which features aspects that are essentially business-like and market-based, while at the same time requiring consistency and fairness, competitiveness, and attention to socioeconomic programs, as well as checks on power and authority, in a manner that is more...
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Atkinson, C.L. (2020). Public Procurement and Accountability. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_1563-1
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