Foreword -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Public Procurement and Innovation: Theory and Practice -- 3 Australia -- 4 Brazil.- 5 China.- 6 Denmark -- 7 Estonia -- 8 Greece -- 9 Hong Kong -- 10 Korea. -- 11 Sweden.- 12 United Kingdom -- 13 United States of America -- 14 Public Procurement, Innovation and...

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