Public Procurement Regulation in (a) Crisis?: Global Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Arrowsmith, Sue

ISBN 10: 1509943072 / ISBN 13: 9781509943074

Published by Hart Publishing (UK), 2023

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Public Procurement Regulation in (a) Crisis?: Global Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Publisher: Hart Publishing (UK)
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1509943072
• ISBN 13: 9781509943074
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This timely book provides the first systematic analysis of global public procurement regulation and policy during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.

Through both thematic chapters and national case studies, this book:
- explores the adequacy of traditional legal frameworks for emergency procurement;
- examines how governments and international organisations have responded specifically to the pandemic; and
- considers how the experience of the pandemic and the political impetus for reform might be leveraged to improve public procurement more broadly.

Public procurement has been critical in delivering vital frontline public services both in the health sector and elsewhere, with procurement of ventilators, protective equipment and new hospitals all hitting the headlines. At the same time, procurers have faced the challenge of adjusting existing contracts to a new reality where, for example, some contracted services can no longer operate. Further, efficient and effective procurement will be an essential, and not a luxury, in the economic recovery.

With case studies on Italy, the UK, the USA, India, Singapore, Africa, Latin America and China, the book brings together the world's leading academics and practitioners from across Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa to examine these issues, providing an essential resource for policy makers, legislators, international organisations and academics.

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About the Authors

Sue Arrowsmith is Professor Emerita at the School of Law, University of Nottingham, UK.

Luke RA Butler is Professor of Public Procurement Law & Regulation at the University of Nottingham, UK.

Annamaria La Chimia is Professor of Law and Development at the School of Law, University of Nottingham, UK, and Research Fellow at the African Procurement Law Unit, Department of Mercantile Law, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

Christopher Yukins is Lynn David Research Professor in Government Procurement Law at the George Washington University Law School, George Washington University, USA.