Suchergebnisse

International regulatory framework of public procurement : from fragmentation to coherence -- Unpacking the use of public procurement to achieve social and labour policies -- The admissibility of the inclusion of social and labour rights under the WTO procurement regulatory framework -- The EU public procurement framework : the internal market and socially responsible procurement -- Social and labour considerations in non-trade international instruments of procurement regulation

Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- I. General Overview -- II. Premise and Scope of the Study -- III. Comparative Research Framework and Methodology -- IV. Structure of the Research -- 1 International Regulatory Framework of Public Procurement: From Fragmentation to Coherence -- I. Introduction -- II. The Challenges of Fragmentation in International Economic Law -- III. Fragmentation in the International Regulatory Architecture of Public Procurement -- IV. From Fragmentation to Coherence in the International Framework of Procurement Governance -- V. Conclusions -- 2 Unpacking the Use of Public Procurement to Achieve Social and Labour Policies -- I. Introduction -- II. Framing the Instrumental Use of Public Procurement for Social and Labour Purposes -- III. The Social and Labour Dimension of Public Procurement -- IV. The Procedural Mechanisms Behind the Social and Labour Use of Public Procurement -- V. Public Procurement and the Challenges of Assuring Social and Labour Policies Along the Supply Chain: The Roles of Social Certifications, Standards and Labels -- VI. Conclusions -- 3 The Admissibility of the Inclusion of Social and Labour Rights Under the WTO Procurement Regulatory Framework -- I. Introduction to the Social Dimension of Public ­Procurement in the WTO Regulation Framework -- II. The WTO Institutional Framework for Public Procurement -- III. The Objective of the GPA: the Principle of Non-Discrimination -- IV. The Flexibilities in the Revised GPA: Derogations and EXCEPTIONS for Discriminatory Procurement Practices -- V. The GPA Regulation of the Award Procedure -- VI. Conclusion -- 4 The EU Public Procurement Framework -- I. Introduction to the EU Public Procurement Regime and Social Rights -- II. The Completion of the EU Internal Market and Fundamental Regulatory Principles

Despite the US government spending about 15 to 20 percent of the GDP on contracts, public procurement remains an underdeveloped area of research. Focusing on the managerial, economic, political, and legal aspects, this book presents a conceptual framework along with case studies to describe each phase of the public procurement process.