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Competition and Performance in Government Procurement: Relevance of Market Liberalization and International Benchmarks William E. Kovacic George Washington University/Kings College London National Workshop on the Revised WTO Government

Competition and Performance in Government Procurement: Relevance of Market Liberalization and International Benchmarks William E. Kovacic George Washington University/King’s College London National Workshop on the Revised WTO Government Procurement Agreement Brasilia, 2-3 May 2018
This Morning’s Agenda • Public Procurement: Significance • Lessons from the GPA Process • Market Liberalization • International Benchmarking • Caveat: Personal Views Only • Contact: wkovacic@law.gwu.edu
Resources • Anderson & Kovacic, Competition Policy and International Trade Liberalisation: Essential Complements to Ensure Good Performance in Public Procurement Market s, 2009 Public Procurement Law Review 43 • Anderson, Kovacic & Mueller, Ensuring Integrity and Competition in Public Procurement , in The WTO Regime on Government Procurement: Challenge and Reform 67 (Sue Arrowsmith & Robert Anderson, eds., Cambridge Univ. Press, 2011)
Government Procurement: Why Care? • Budgetary Importance • Vital Social Services – E.g., Transport, education, health, water • Competitiveness, Growth, Development – Enabling conditions: costs, productivity • Economic Disadvantage: Mobility • Governance and Political Legitimacy
Lessons from the GPA Process • Global Learning • Superior Techniques • Note: Complementary Initiatives – Example: Free Trade Agreements
Market Liberalization • Competition Stimulant • Improved Economic Performance • Collusion Antidote • Better Governance
International Benchmarks • Learning and Experimentation • Performance Measures – Process – Outcomes • Evaluation

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