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The WTO Regime on Government Procurement : Challenge and Reform.
Explores the increasing importance of the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement in the multilateral trading system and the resulting challenges.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover; THE WTO REGIME ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT: CHALLENGE AND REFORM; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; FOREWORD; PERSPECTIVE OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WTO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT, NICHOLAS NIGGLI (SWITZERLAND); PREFACE; DISCLAIMER; PART I The WTO regime on government procurement; 1 The WTO regime on government procurement: past, present and future; 1. Introduction to the chapter; 2. Government procurement and the multilateral rules of the WTO; 2.1. Application of the multilateral agreements to government procurement 8.
- 2.2. Multilateral initiatives to expand WTO disciplines in government procurement2.3. The future for multilateral rules and government procurement; 3. The WTO Agreement on Government Procurement: an increasing role and the challenges ahead; 4. The past: the origins and key principles of the 1994 Agreement on Government Procurement and the process leading to the current review; 4.1. The Tokyo Round Code: establishing the basic framework of non-discrimination and transparency; 4.2. The 1994 GPA: expanded coverage, supplier challenge and adjustments to the procedural rules.
- 5. The review of the GPA and the revised text5.1. Introduction; 5.2. The main elements of the revised text; (i) The objectives and principles of the Agreement; (ii) Textual rules on coverage; (iii) Special and differential treatment; (iv) Transparency and procedural rules; (v) Challenge procedures; 6. The present: the increased importance of the Agreement in the current economic environment, the prospects for expansion of the GPA's membership and ongoing efforts to conclude the renegotiation of the Agreement; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Pending accessions to the Agreement.
- 6.3. Work under way to conclude the ongoing negotiations on the text and coverage of the Agreement6.4. Technical assistance and capacity building; 6.5. The enhanced importance of the GPA in the context of the economic crisis; 7. The future: challenges facing the GPA Parties; 7.1. Introduction; 7.2. Issues concerning the implementation of the Agreement; 7.2.1. Monitoring and surveillance; 7.2.2. Modifications to coverage; 7.3. Issues concerning future accessions to the Agreement; 7.3.1. Application of the provisions on special and differential treatment in accession negotiations.
- 7.3.2. The treatment of the procurement of state trading companies in the GPA accession process7.3.3. Social policies; 7.4. Issues concerning the future evolution of the Agreement; 7.4.1. Introduction; 7.4.2. Public-private partnerships; 7.4.3. Arrangements between public sector bodies; 7.4.4. The treatment of tied aid; 7.4.5. Application of the Agreement to two-stage or 'framework' agreements; 8. Concluding remarks; PART II Expanding the scope of the Agreement on Government Procurement: accession and coverage.