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Public procurement reform and governance in Africa /
This book presents an interdisciplinary exploration of the governance of public procurement reform in Africa. Through a bottom-up approach to case studies and comparative analyses, scholars, practitioners, and social activists write about the organizational mechanisms and implementation gaps in publ...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[New York] :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2016]
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| Colección: | Contemporary African political economy.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword; Contents; Acronyms; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction; Analytic Framework; Perspectives and Organization; Part I: Procurement and Governance: Historical Precedents and Theoretical Reflections; Chapter 2: The Implicit Dimensions of Public Procurement Contracts: African History and Debates; The Fiscal-Military Origin of Procurement Contracts; Crown Agency and Contractors in Colonial Africa; Looking Back and Forward; Chapter 3: Why Do Some African Countries Negotiate Unfair Natural Resource Contracts?; Introduction; Theoretical Arguments.
- Development Cost of Unfair Contracts Policy Inconsistency and Unpredictability; Loss of Government Revenue; Geostrategic Importance to Global Economy; Explaining Unfair Contracts: A Review of the Capacity Argument; Fairness in Natural Resources Contracts: Governance Matters; Recommendations; Improved Accountability; Enhancement of Vertical and Horizontal Oversight; Increased Transparency; References; Part II:Public Procurement and Institutional Transformation; Chapter 4: Procurement Policy Subversion in Contracts Between South African Retailers and Suppliers; Introduction.
- Preferential Procurement: A Legislative Framework Preferential Procurement Framework Act and Regulations; The Black Economic Empowerment Project; Scrutinizing the Terms of Black Participation in the Supply Chain; Measuring Compliance with Preferential Procurement Legislation; Corporations as Regulators; From Regulation to Governance; Hard and Soft (New Governance) Legal Regimes; Reengaging with Preferential Procurement; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Substantive and Objective Criteria in Preferential Public Procurement: The Case of the 2011 Regulations in€South Africa.
- Introduction Preferential Provisions in the UN Model Law and the GPA; The Position of South Africa; The Constitution; The Public Procurement Policy Framework Act; 2011 Preferential Procurement Regulations; Functionality; Local Production and Content; The Preference System; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Deviations and (In)discretions in the Governance of South African Public Entities; Introduction; Literature Review; The Law on Deviations from Official Processes; Practice Notes, Circulars and Guidelines; What's Wrong with Wide Discretion?; What Models are Available?; Conclusion.
- Chapter 7: Decentralization and Accountability Challenges to Appointing Independent Bid Committees in the Public Sector Introduction; Literature Review; The Allpay Consolidated Investment Holdings Case; Parliamentary Oversight and Accountability; The Principle of Legality; Regulatory Framework; The Public Finance Management Act; Decentralization, Subsidiarity, and Public Interest; A New Regulatory Framework; Conclusion; Chapter 8: Public Procurement in Botswana: A Survey of Issues; Introduction; Background; Ecology of Public Procurement.