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Opportunistic behavior in public procurement is defined as a dishonest act or behavior violating the rights and interests of contractual counterparts.
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During the past few decades, many developing countries have initiated public procurement reforms. One of their prime objectives was to limit corruption, enhance competition, and reduce the scope of procurer opportunism. However, radical changes in regulations have resulted in the emergence of new opportunities for opportunism this time on the supplier side.
Overpricing compared to the average market prices may be used as an indicator of opportunistic behavior in public procurement. However, this approach to detect opportunism is only valid in the case of procurement of homogeneous goods. In regard to the procurement of more complicated products, overpricing may occur not only due to suppliers’ opportunistic behavior but also due...
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Yakovlev, A., Tkachenko, A., Rodionova, Y. (2020). Opportunistic Behavior in Public Procurement. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3982-1
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