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This book is devoted to analyzing the development of Russia’s public procurement system during the period the Law on Public Procurement (No. 94-FZ), which became the basis for radical reform of how public procurement was regulated in the second half of the 2000s. Unlike numerous publications on the subject of public procurement that are predominantly normative and descriptive in nature, the conclusions and recommendations in this book are based on the results of analyzing large amounts of empirical data. These data were collected during the period 2009–2014 at the HSE Institute for Industrial and Market Studies and the HSE Centre for Institutional Studies and included surveys of suppliers, qualitative interviews with state buyers, as well as information available from official sources on procurement by certain state organizations and procurement of different product categories. This book shows how possible problems in the functioning of public procurement systems can be identified within the framework of empirical research and how the feasibility of possible solutions to these problems can be supported. The results and methodology underlying this book will be important in the coming years for analytical support of the Contract System created in accordance with Law No. 44-FZ.

This book is intended for teachers at universities and business schools; for postgraduate and undergraduate students in the fields of Economics, Management, and Public Administration; and for professionals involved in planning and managing public procurement processes in federal and regional state agencies, supplier enterprises and contracting organizations.