dc.contributor.author | ANDERSON, Robert D. | |
dc.contributor.author | MÜLLER, Anna Caroline | |
dc.contributor.author | PELLETIER, Philippe | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-01-05T14:28:16Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-01-05T14:28:16Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1028-3625 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1814/38271 | |
dc.description.abstract | This Working Paper considers the significance of government procurement chapters in regional trade agreements (RTAs), both in their own right and vis-à-vis the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA). The paper finds, inter alia, that: (i) a strong complementarity exists between government procurement trade commitments and general goods and services trade commitments, making integration of procurement commitments in a more general system such as the WTO Agreements desirable; (ii) government procurement chapters in RTAs, where they exist in detailed form, are modelled substantially or entirely on the WTO GPA – a fact which can facilitate eventual accession to the GPA by participating WTO Members; and (iii) the market access opportunities created by government procurement chapters in RTAs generally are less extensive than those available under the revised GPA - a factor helping to maintain incentives for eventual GPA accession by relevant WTO Members. The recent successful renegotiation of the GPA has set the stage for a broadening of its membership, over time, ensuring that the Agreement's future remains strong. | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | EUI RSCAS | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | 2015/81 | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Global Governance Programme-197 | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Global Economics | en |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en |
dc.subject | WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) | en |
dc.subject | Regional trade agreements | en |
dc.subject | Market access | en |
dc.subject | Good governance | en |
dc.subject.other | Trade, investment and international cooperation | |
dc.title | Regional trade agreements and procurement rules : facilitators or hindrances? | en |
dc.type | Working Paper | en |
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