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The Labour Government has introduced legislation to place a new duty of Best Value on local authorities, and abolish compulsory competitive tendering. This work identifies the differences between the two systems and evaluates the development of the new regime, using case studies.
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The British Labour government has introduced legislation to change the way local governments procure their needs, from Compulsory Competitive Tendering to Best Value. Scholars of government and politics identify the differences between the two systems; analyze the implications of the shift; evaluate the new regime in England, Scotland, and Wales; and present case studies of implementing Best Value in specific authorities. The eight studies first appeared in Local Government Studies vol. 25, no. 2 (1999) US distribution is by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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