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Bidding rings and the design of anti-collusive measures for auctions and procurements

  • Handbook of Procurement
  • William E. Kovacic, Robert C. Marshall, Leslie M. Marx, and Matthew E. Raiff
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October 2007

This chapter appears in the Handbook of Procurement, edited by Nicola Dimitri, Gustavo Piga, and Giancarlo Spagnolo. The chapter explores ways contracting parties can take precautions to defeat or discourage collusion by bidders.

The handbook is published by the Cambridge University Press and is available for purchase from Cambridge University Press at: http://www.cambridge.org/us/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521870733 or via Amazon at: www.amazon.com.