Defence procurement: theory and UK policy
描述了英国国防装备市场和采购问题，回顾了自1980年代初以来以竞争为核心的采购政策，并从经济理论、合同、监管和竞争角度进行了分析，最后评估了政策效果及1990年代的政策议题。
Since the early 1980s, competition as a means of obtaining best value for money has dominated UK defence procurement policy. This paper describes the UK defense equipment market and the procurement problem. There are sections on the economic theory of procurement, contracting, regulation and competition. The conclusion evaluates UK defence procurement policy and assesses some of the policy issues for the 1990s. Copyright 1996 by Oxford University Press.