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Defence Procurement: Theory and UK Policy

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  • De Fraja, Gianni
  • Hartley, Keith

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Since the early 1980s, competition as a means of obtaining best value for money has dominated UK defence procurement policy. This paper describes the UK defense equipment market and the procurement problem. There are sections on the economic theory of procurement, contracting, regulation and competition. The conclusion evaluates UK defence procurement policy and assesses some of the policy issues for the 1990s. Copyright 1996 by Oxford University Press.

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  • De Fraja, Gianni & Hartley, Keith, 1996. "Defence Procurement: Theory and UK Policy," Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Oxford University Press and Oxford Review of Economic Policy Limited, vol. 12(4), pages 70-88, Winter.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:oxford:v:12:y:1996:i:4:p:70-88
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    1. Michele Santoni, 2001. "Discriminatory procurement policy with cash limits can lower imports: an example," Departmental Working Papers 2001-03, Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods at Università degli Studi di Milano.
    2. Arman Avadikyan & Patrick Cohendet, 2009. "Between market forces and knowledge based motives: the governance of defence innovation in the UK," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 34(5), pages 490-504, October.
    3. Michele Santoni, 2002. "Discriminatory Procurement Policy with Cash Limits," Open Economies Review, Springer, vol. 13(1), pages 27-45, January.
    4. Pavlova, Natalia (Павлова, Наталья) & Morozov, Anton (Морозов, Антон), 2018. "Markets in the Field of the State Defense Order: Opportunities and Limitations for the Development of Competition [Рынки В Сфере Государственного Оборонного Заказа: Возможности И Ограничения Для Ра," Working Papers 061811, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
    5. Ian Jackson, 2004. "The future of the defence firm: the case of the UK aerospace industry," Defence and Peace Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(6), pages 519-534.
    6. Diane Dawson & Maria Goddard, 1998. "Longer-term agreements for health care services: what will they achieve?," Working Papers 157chedp, Centre for Health Economics, University of York.

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