VOLUME 2, NUMBER 1, 2002

CONTENTS

• NIGP President’s Letter
  S. B. Gordon

• Understanding the Incremental Nature of E-procurement Implementation at the State and Local Levels
  S. A. MacManus

• Procurement Practices in the Singapore Civil Service: Balancing Control and Delegation 
  D. S. Jones

• Performance-Based Contracting for Human Services: Lessons for Public Procurement?
  L. L. Martin

• Contracting for Public Bus Transit: Do Techniques Employed Make a Difference in Service Outcome?
  D. R. Shetterly

• An Analysis of Private Versus Public Sector Responses to the Environmental Challenges of the Supply Chain
  S. New, K. Green & B. Morton

USEFUL REPRINTS

• United Nations: Progress of Procurement Reforms
  U.S. General Accounting Office

• Federal Advertising Contracts Agencies Have Discretion in Setting Work Scope and Requirements
  U.S. General Accounting Office

BOOK REVIEW

• Handbook for Writing Bids and RFP's
  A. Sapat

VOLUME 2, NUMBER 2, 2002

CONTENTS

• A Strategy for Firms Facing Offset Obligations: A Case of Maryland
  T. K. Taylor

• Choosing the Open or the Restricted Procedure: A Big Deal or a Big Deal?
  G. Heijboer & J. Telgen

• The Economic Context of Government Procurement: New Challenges and New Opportunities
  G. Callender & D. Mathews

• The Market’s Response to Contract Award Announcements: Government Versus Corporate Contracts
  S. J. Larson & A. Picou

• County Use of the RRP Process to Select Joint Venture Developers of Water-View Property: Aa Case Study
  D. H. Herbold

• Procurement Reform in the Ghana Health Sector
  R. Verhage, J. v.d. Gronden, K. Awanyo & S. Boateng

USEFUL REPRINTS

• State Department: Sale of Unneeded Overseas Property Has Increased, but Further Improvements Are Necessary
  U.S. General Accounting Office

BOOK REVIEW

• Public Procurement 
  X. H. Thai