International Cooperation And The Reform Of Public Procurement Policies

The decision not to launch negotiations in the World Trade Organization (WTO) on three of the Singapore Issues in the so-called July 2004 package provides an opportunity to revisit the knowledge base on which proposals for further international collective action may be drawn. This paper examines the available evidence on public procurement practices in developing countries that could be relevant to further multilateral rule making on state purchasing. Although there is considerable agreement on ends (efficient, non-corrupt, and transparent public purchasing systems), little information is available on means and, in particular, on the effective and replicable strategies that developing countries can adopt to improve their public procurement systems. A concerted effort to substantially add to the knowledge base on public procurement reforms in developing countries, through targeted research and international exchange of information on implemented procurement policies and outcomes, is critical to identifying areas where further binding multilateral disciplines may be beneficial.

The decision not to launch negotiations in the World Trade Organization (WTO) on three of the Singapore Issues in the so-called July 2004 package provides an opportunity to revisit the knowledge base on which proposals for further international collective action may be drawn. This paper examines the available evidence on public procurement practices in developing countries that could be relevant to further multilateral rule making on state purchasing. Although there is considerable agreement on ends (efficient, non-corrupt, and transparent public purchasing systems), little information is available on means and, in particular, on the effective and replicable strategies that developing countries can adopt to improve their public procurement systems. A concerted effort to substantially add to the knowledge base on public procurement reforms in developing countries, through targeted research and international exchange of information on implemented procurement policies and outcomes, is critical to identifying areas where further binding multilateral disciplines may be beneficial.

Das Buch bietet einen breiten Überblick über best practices und lessons learned im öffentlichen Auftragsvergaberecht und deren Reform in Entwicklungsländern. Das Werk richtet sich vor allem an Studenten, Wissenschaftler und Experten, die sich über das öffentliche Auftragswesen und insbesondere Recht und Reform auf diesem Gebiet informieren möchten. Aber auch Praktiker, die für die erfolgreiche Umsetzung des Rechts verantwortlich sind und alle an Reformprozessen des öffentlichen Auftragsvergaberechts Beteiligten können von der Lektüre profitieren. Neben einer umfassenden Analyse der wichtigsten internationalen und ausgewählter nationaler Auftragsvergaberechtsinstrumenten - darunter das GPA, das UNCITRAL Modellgesetz und das Südafrikanische System - liefert die Fallstudie Namibia nützliche Einblicke in rechtliche aber auch praktische Probleme bei der Einführung und Durchsetzung des öffentlichen Auftragsvergaberechts in Entwicklungsländern.

This book examines the regulatory rules on public procurement in selected African countries and provides a comparative analysis of key regulatory issues.

The OECD Principles for Integrity in Public Procurement are a ground-breaking instrument that promotes good governance in the entire procurement cycle, from needs assessment to contract management.

This report presents progress made by OECD countries and other economies on their adherence to the 2015 Recommendation of the Council on Public Procurement. The Recommendation provides strategic guidance in addressing challenges encountered in public procurement and identifies good procurement practices in order to ensure a strategic and holistic use of public procurement. This report discusses the Recommendation's continued relevance, how widely it has been disseminated, and whether it requires updating or revision.

Combining knowledge and field experience, this book develops an analysis of institutional changes and organizational transformations based on the experience of the public procurement reforms carried out in sub-Saharan Africa.

This timely work reflects on the role and obligations of the state as a buyer of goods and services, from the dual disciplinary perspectives of public procurement and human rights. Through theoretical and doctrinal analyses, and practice-focused case studies, it interrogates the evolving character of public procurement as an interface for multiple normative regimes and competing policies. Challenging the prevailing paradigm which subordinates human rights to narrowly-defined economic goals, insightful contributions advance a compelling case for greater inter-disciplinarity and policy coherence as crucial to realising international policies such as those embodied in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.