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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Evenett, Simon J., Hoekman, Bernard M.
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2005-09
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY, AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT, ANTI-CORRUPTION, AWARD DECISION, BIDDER, BIDDERS, BIDDING, BRIBERY, BRIBES, COMPLAINTS, CONTENT REQUIREMENTS, CONTRACT AWARDS, CONTRACTORS, COUNTRY PROCUREMENT ASSESSMENT, DRUGS, FEASIBILITY, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FOREIGN BIDDERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT, JUDICIAL CORRUPTION, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, NATIONAL PROCUREMENT, NATIONAL PROCUREMENT LAW, PAYOFFS, PHARMACEUTICALS, POLITICAL CORRUPTION, POLITICAL LEADERS, POTENTIAL BIDDERS, PRIORITIES, PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS, PROCUREMENT EFFICIENCY, PROCUREMENT FIELD, PROCUREMENT ISSUES, PROCUREMENT LAWS, PROCUREMENT LEGISLATION, PROCUREMENT OF GOODS, PROCUREMENT OFFICIALS, PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES, PROCUREMENT PERFORMANCE, PROCUREMENT PLANNING, PROCUREMENT POLICIES, PROCUREMENT POLICY, PROCUREMENT PRACTICE, PROCUREMENT PRACTICES, PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES, PROCUREMENT PROCESS, PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS, PROCUREMENT RULES, PROCUREMENTS, PUBLIC CONTRACT, PUBLIC CONTRACTS, PUBLIC ENTITIES, PUBLIC PROCUREMENT, PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW, PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REFORM, PUBLIC PROCUREMENT SYSTEMS, PUBLIC WORKS, PURCHASING, STATE AGENCIES, STATE AGENCY, SUPPLIERS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TENDERING, TENDERS, TRANSPARENCY, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TYPES OF PROCUREMENT,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/09/6294471/international-cooperation-reform-public-procurement-policies https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8268
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