Analyses and evaluation of irregularities in public procurement in India

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 261-274

  Tabish, S Z S ^a   Jha, Kumar Neeraj ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Corruption; India; Irregularities; Public sector procurement

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION MARKETS; CORRUPTION; DELPHI METHOD; EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION; INDIA; IRREGULARITIES; KEY FACTORS; POLICY MAKERS; PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS; PUBLIC PROCUREMENT; PUBLIC SECTOR PROCUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SURVEYS; TRANSPARENCY;

CRIME;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CORRUPTION; DELPHI ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

INDIA;

EID: 79952433989     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446193.2010.549138     Document Type: Article

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