"Best practices" on purchasing are a sell-out.

ITC has recently produced a guide to "best practices" in purchasing, aimed particularly at public buyers, called Achefez un resultat ("Purchase a result"). Durng the review process, the manuscript was sent to Le Moniteur, France's leading public works and construction journal, which reprinted extracts. The guide presents buyers with a process for evaluating and selecting the most suitable contractor.

At present, the book is...