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INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, VOLUME 3 2004 WHAT IS PUBLIC PROCUREMENT? DEFINITIONAL PROBLEMS AND IMPLICATIONS Robert E. Lloyd and Clifford P. McCue* ABSTRACT. At all levels of government, inconsistencies exist regarding the body of knowledge and terminology used to define PUBLIC procurement. Perspectives on what PUBLIC procurement is or should be vary from routine ordering to sophisticated analysis of government spending. DEFINITIONAL ambiguity has hampered attempts to define the field and unify its focus. This exploratory article examines the implications of the range of definitions that has led to debate and uncertainty about the proper role of PUBLIC procurement professionals.
Financial Officer” across both the public and private sectors. Clarity in what practitioners and scholars mean when they refer to “public procurement” is lacking. This paper seeks to offer an exploratory review of the array of definitions found in the field and to assess the implications of this definitional uncertainty for the profession.
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