Sustainable procurement in the public sector: An international comparative study

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 452-476

  Brammer, Stephen ^a   Walker, Helen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Public procurement; Social responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952769264     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443571111119551     Document Type: Article

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