The WTO regime on government procurement : challenge and reform / edited by Sue Arrowsmith, Robert D. Anderson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Arrowsmith, Sue, 1962- editor.

Anderson, Robert D., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government purchasing.

Government purchasing--Law and legislation.

Foreign trade regulation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxvi, 858 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

Originally an important but relatively obscure plurilateral instrument, the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) is now becoming a pillar of the WTO system as a result of important developments since the Uruguay Round. This collection examines the issues and challenges that this raises for the GPA, as well as future prospects for addressing government procurement at a multilateral level. Coverage includes issues relating to pending accessions to the GPA, particularly those of developing countries with a large state sector such as China; the revised (provisionally agreed) GPA text of 2006, including provisions on electronic procurement and Special and Differential Treatment for Developing Countries; and procurement provisions in regional trade agreements and their significance for the multilateral system. Attention is also given to emerging issues, especially those concerning environmental, social and SME policy; competition law; and the implications of the recent economic crisis.

Contents:

Pursuit of horizontal policies; 15. The limited case for permitting SME procurement preferences in the agreement on government procurement; 16. Social policies in procurement and the agreement on government procurement: a perspective from South Africa; Part VI. Enforcement and Remedies: 17. Constructing a system of challenge procedures to comply with the government procurement agreement; 18. Designing effective challenge procedures: the EU's experience with remedies; 19. The design and operation of a bid challenge mechanism: the experience of Hong Kong; Part VII. Multilateralism and Regionalism: 20. Government procurement provisions in regional trade agreements: a stepping stone to GPA accession?; 21. A case study of regionalism: the EU-Cariforum economic partnership agreement; Part VIII. Challenges and New Directions: 22. Ensuring integrity and competition in public procurement markets: a dual challenge for good governance; 23. Developing multilateral rules on government procurement: the value of soft law; 24. Work of UNCITRAL on government procurement: purpose, objectives, and complementarity with the work of the WTO; 25. Global procurement law in times of crisis: new buy American policies and options in the WTO legal system; 26. Procurement rules in times of crisis: lessons from U.S. government procurement in three episodes of 'crisis' in the 21st century.

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ISBN:

9780511977015

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