Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/219708 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
Institute of Economic Research Working Papers No. 92/2015
Publisher: 
Institute of Economic Research (IER), Toruń
Abstract: 
The paper is about sustainable public procurement as a new global trend in the development of a sustainable economy. The main question raised is the following: how sustainable public procurement could be implemented in Russia? The study aims to investigate the prospects of the implementation of sustainable public procurement in Russia. The author presents the findings of survey, covering public procurement practices of 51 contracting authorities and documentation analysis of 400 public tenders. The analysis of Russian legislation allows to determine the sections of procurement documentation, where different aspects of sustainability could be included. The conducted survey aims to identify the aspects of sustainable public procurement already used by public authorities in procuring practices in Russia. This paper provides the unique survey of sustainable procurement practices across the Russian public sector. Research also shows the prerequisites of implementation of sustainable public procurement in Russia.
Subjects: 
sustainable development
public procurement
sustainable public procurement
JEL: 
A11
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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