Edward Elgar Publishing Public Procurement (The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics series)

Public procurement is big business. International organisations and governments at national, regional, state and city levels are major buyers of goods and services. However, public procurement is a relatively under-researched and new discipline, which, uniquely, brings together contributions from the fields of economics and law. This two-volume set presents some of the major contributions in the field. It includes papers on outsourcing versus internal provision; public procurement and the role of competition and transparency; corruption; public procurement as a tool of industrial, social and environmental policy; public procurement as a trade barrier and its regulation under international trade agreements; and enforcing public procurement rules. Review 'The editors have produced an excellent contribution to the academic literature of public procurement.' About the Author Edited by Sue Arrowsmith, Professor of Law and Director, Public Procurement Research Group, University of Nottingham, UK and Keith Hartley, Emeritus Professor, Economics Department, University of York, UK