The WTO And Government Procurement

This volume is a careful selection of the leading legal and economic papers analysing international discrimination in government purchasing. It also includes the WTO agreement that seeks to curb such discrimination. Studies of individual country experiences are also featured, adding a practical dimension to what often appears to be a narrow technical debate. This authoritative and wide-ranging volume will provide trade negotiators, other government officials including purchasing officers, and scholars with a thorough grounding so as to effectively assess proposals for further international rules on government procurement practices, be they in bilateral, regional, or multilateral arenas.

Introduction Simon J. Evenett and Bernard Hoekman PART I LEGAL NORMS/INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION/WTO RULES 1. Annet Blank and Gabrielle Marceau (1996), ‘The History of the Government Procurement Negotiations Since 1945’ 2. Kenneth W. Abbott (2001), ‘Rule-making in the WTO: Lessons from the Case of Bribery and Corruption’ 3. Sue Arrowsmith (2002), ‘Reviewing the GPA: The Role and Development of the Plurilateral Agreement after DOHA’ 4. Sue Arrowsmith (2003), ‘Transparency in Government Procurement: The Objectives of Regulation and the Boundaries of the World Trade Organization’ 5. Simon J. Evenett (2003), ‘Is There a Case for New Multilateral Rules on Transparency in Government Procurement?’ PART II ECONOMICS OF DISCRIMINATION 6. Robert E. Baldwin and J. David Richardson (1972), ‘Government Purchasing Policies, Other NTB’s, and the International Monetary Crisis’ 7. Albert Breton and Pierre Salmon (1996), ‘Are Discriminatory Procurement Policies Motivated by Protectionism?’ 8. Aaditya Mattoo (1996), ‘The Government Procurement Agreement: Implications of Economic Theory’ 9. George Deltas and Simon Evenett ([1997] 2000), ‘Quantitative Estimates of the Effects of Preference Policies’ 10. Thomas C. Lowinger (1976), ‘Discrimination in Government Procurement of Foreign Goods in the U. S. and Western Europe’ 11. R. Preston McAfee and John McMillan (1989), ‘Government Procurement and International Trade’ 12. Kaz Miyagiwa (1991), ‘Oligopoly and Discriminatory Government Procurement Policy’ 13. Federico Trionfetti (2000), ‘Discriminatory Public Procurement and International Trade’ 14. Simon J. Evenett and Bernard M. Hoekman (2005), ‘Government Procurement: Market Access, Transparency, and Multilateral Trade Rules’ PART III EMPIRICAL ANALYSES OF INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS AND RULES 15. Bernard M. Hoekman ([1997] 2000), ‘Operation of the Agreement on Government Procurement, 1983–1992’ 16. Joseph Francois, Douglas Nelson and N. David Palmeter ([1997] 2000), ‘Public Procurement in the United States: A Post-Uruguay Round Perspective’ 17. Harvey Gordon, Shane Rimmer and Sue Arrowsmith (1998), ‘The Economic Impact of the European Union Regime on Public Procurement: Lessons for the WTO’ 18. Vivek Srivastava (2003), ‘India’s Accession to the Government Procurement Agreement: Identifying Costs and Benefits’ 19. Inbom Choi (2003), ‘The Long and Winding Road to the Government Procurement Agreement: Korea’s Accession Experience’ 20. Dimitri Mardas (2001), ‘Indicators for Measuring the Potential Economic Impact of Opening Government Procurement and their Application to the Situation of Hungary’