Screen LibraryTrials and Tribulations in the Implementation of Pre-Commercial Procurement in Europe /
This book aims to advance the understanding of pre-commercial procurement (PCP) as innovation policy instrument and as means to fulfil public needs. To this end, it places PCP within its political and legal context and elucidates its origins and its economic rationale. Based on this analysis, it sug...
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T.M.C. Asser Press : Imprint: T.M.C. Asser Press,
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| Publisher Address: | The Hague : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-156-2 |
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This book aims to advance the understanding of pre-commercial procurement (PCP) as innovation policy instrument and as means to fulfil public needs. To this end, it places PCP within its political and legal context and elucidates its origins and its economic rationale. Based on this analysis, it suggests a clear conceptualization of PCP and a clear delineation from other innovation policy instruments. Subsequently, the book assesses the value and achievements of the more established type of PCP policy programmes, and draws lessons for improvement. In this context, it raises awareness of the |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(IX,250pages): illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9789462651562 |
| Index Number: | KJ |
| CLC: | D950.399 |
| Contents: | Introduction -- Political background to PCP adoption an institutional approach -- The economic rationale for PCP -- The US model of R&D procurement lessons for PCP -- Placing PCP within the legislative framework -- The realities of public R&D procurement in the EU trials and tribulations -- Legal barriers and conceptual pitfalls -- Concluding remarks the case for a EU coordinated deployment of R&D procurement. |