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Public procurement and labour market inequality : conceptualising a multi-faceted relationship
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Sarter, E. K. (2024) Public procurement and labour market inequality : conceptualising a multi-faceted relationship. Journal of Industrial Relations, 66 (1). pp. 130-152. doi:10.1177/00221856231221417 ISSN 0022-1856.
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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1177/00221856231221417
Abstract
Over the past few decades, policymakers have become increasingly intrigued by public procurement's potential to serve as a policy tool. In line with an increased prevalence of attempts to leverage public procurement for promoting employment-related goals, a growing body of research explores the linkages between public procurement and employment. Yet, while different aspects of the procurement process influence labour market outcomes and the linkages are multiple, current research focuses on individual aspects only. As a result, current understandings of the linkage between public procurement and its labour market effects remain fragmented. Considering choices between the initial identification of an object of purchase and the award and delivery of the contract, this article conceptualises the multi-faceted linkages between public procurement and labour market inequalities understood as issues ofaccess to and (in)equality in employment. It argues that three key aspects (the design of the object, requirements set in the process of buying, and the type of provider) make distinct contributions to the overall impact that procurement processes have on labour market inequality and outlines a framework for analysing the implications of choices at these three core decision points.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General) |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Employment Research | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Labor market, Equality, Social integration, Work environment, Government purchasing, Welfare state | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Industrial Relations | ||||||||
Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0022-1856 | ||||||||
Official Date: | February 2024 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 66 | ||||||||
Number: | 1 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 130-152 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1177/00221856231221417 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||
Copyright Holders: | © Australian Labour and Employment Relations Association (ALERA) 2023 SAGE Publications Ltd, Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC. | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 4 January 2024 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 4 January 2024 |
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