Public Procurement in the Single European Market: Policy and Prospects

Abstract

The removal of discriminatory public procurement has presented a major policy issue for the European Community in the move towards the 1992 Single European Market. Considers three questions: why have governments traditionally adopted “buy national” purchasing policies and what are the potential benefits associated with a single market for EC public procurement?; which policies have the EC adopted to liberalize public contracting?; and how effective is the Community′s new public procurement regime?

Citation

Uttley, M.R.H. and Hartley, K. (1994), "Public Procurement in the Single European Market: Policy and Prospects", European Business Review, Vol. 94 No. 2, pp. 3-7. https://doi.org/10.1108/09555349410054132