COMPARING PPP WITH TRADITIONAL PROCUREMENT: THE CASE OF SCHOOLS PROCUREMENT IN IRELAND

Advocates of public‐private partnerships (PPPs) argue that they can deliver public infrastructure more efficiently than traditional procurement through timelier completion and superior value for money. Despite these claims comparative analysis of the performance of both procurement methods has received scant attention in the PPP literature to date. This paper addresses this issue by providing an in‐depth, case‐based comparison of PPP versus traditional procurement in the schools sector in Ireland. Through detailed semi‐structured interviews with key stakeholders and an examination of the available documentation, we assess whether the key objectives of using PPP have been achieved. Overall, we find no evidence that PPP leads to faster delivery of infrastructure when the overall procurement process from contract notice to delivery is accounted for. In addition, we find only limited evidence to suggest that PPP results in better value for money.     

Addressing the sustainable development through sustainable procurement: What factors resist the implementation of sustainable procurement in Pakistan?

Sustainable Public Procurement is an integral part of sustainable development because of ever increasing government expenditures. Most of the developing countries lack the required infrastructure which may support public sector sustainability. The aim of this study is to assess the critical factors which resist the implementation of sustainable procurement in public sector of Pakistan. We used Interpretive Structural Model to investigate and rank the interrelationships among different factors of sustainable procurement. With the help of literature and Likert scale instrument, we found twelve key barriers that resist sustainable procurement implementation. We also examined tender documents of 75 different public sector universities of Pakistan but found absence of sustainability element in the documents. External factors namely government legislation and stakeholders' pressure are found most critical barriers as compared to inter organizational factors. The study is also important to highlight the hurdles in the way of sustainable development. First, the government must introduce rules and regulations to implement the sustainable procurement. Stakeholders and donors must put pressure on organizations for adopting sustainable procurement. Sustainability education should be made mandatory part of curriculum and employees should be given regular training on sustainability. Further, public procurement policies at government and institutional levels are required to be revisited towards a circular economy.     

深化乡镇综合改革难点研究

乡镇机构人员膨胀是当前农民负担过重的主要原因之一。而20多年来乡镇机构减而复胀且日益严重,成为改革的难点。乡镇职能错位、各类机构关系不顺、社会改革不配套,还有行政机构中客观存在的“帕金森定律”,是乡镇机构改革难点形成的深层原因。深化乡镇综合改革的远期目标是实现乡镇自治,而近期目标则是以转变职能为核心,调整政府管理体制;实现乡镇机构的功能整合;同时可以实行政府职能“外包”;还要加强机构编制的法治管理。     

收购兼并在上市公司发展战略中的地位和实施策略

本文主要阐述了以下三个方面的问题：（1）公司为何及时从事购并交易；（2）如何使购并活动获得成功；（3）制定中国进行购并行动的战略。     

基于中心灰靶决策模型的设备采购评标

设备采购评标是属于典型的多目标综合决策问题,利用中心灰靶决策模型并结合层次分析法进行设备采购评标,并给出评标实例。评标结果表明,基于中心灰靶决策模型的设备采购评标方法能有效地克服目前国内通常采用的评标方法的缺点,为设备采购评标提供了一种定量、客观的评标方法。     

政府信用建设的基本架构与设想

“通过制定、发布和实施标准，达到统一”是标准化的实质，“获得最佳秩序和社会效益”则是标准化的目的。制定行业标准是为了规范行业内企业行为。并方便社会公众对业内行为规范的识别和监督。     

长江上游地区实施农村创新战略研究

农村创新分为原始要素主导、初级要素主导、中级要素主导和高级要素主导四个阶段,包括需求创新、要素创新、产业创新、环境创新、组织创新、体制创新和文化创新.长江上游地区农村创新总体上处于初级要素主导阶段,并存在七大障碍.因此,长江上游地区农村创新的基本模式是政府主导型的,必须全面建立初步的农村创新体系;构筑利于中级水平创新的钻石结构,推进重点农村区域的创新;打牢农村小康的环境基础和村民素质基础,突破难点区域的农村创新.     

关于环保非政府组织发展的法律制度分析

相对发达国家的环保非政府组织而言,我国环保非政府组织显得先天不足,后天乏力,环保非政府组织自身的缺陷和尚不健全的法律体制是其发展滞后的重要原因,细致而有可操作性的法律制度才能形成对环保非政府组织的有力保障.     

试论政府审计对行政权力的监督和制约——兼论政府审计职能定位

本文从加强对行政权力的监督和制约的必要性及我国行政权力监督和制约机制的现状分析入手，通过对政府审计在对行政权力的监督和制约中所发挥的作用的研究，提出了应对政府审计的职能进行重新定位的观点，并对进一步发挥政府审计的职能作用进行了探讨。