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Exploring Public Procurement Reforms in Rural Local Authorities in Zimbabwe

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  • Paradzai Munyede
  • Jephias Mapuva

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It has been noted that prior to the introduction of public procurement reforms, Zimbabwe’s procurement system was centralised, vulnerable to corruption, inefficient and bureaucratic. In 2018, the new decentralized public procurement reforms were introduced to address the shortcomings of the previous procurement regime by giving procurement powers to procuring entities. The aim of this paper is to highlight the implications of the reforms in implementation by rural local authorities in Zimbabwe. This paper adopted a qualitative research design with desktop approach being used to review related literature. The findings reveal that the plethora of reforms are a welcome development in public procurement. It has also been noted that there are many challenges militating against rural local authorities’ propensity to implement the new set of reforms. These challenges affect the ability of rural local authorities to deliver services timeously to communities thereby retarding realization of sustainable development in rural areas in Zimbabwe.

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  • Paradzai Munyede & Jephias Mapuva, 2020. "Exploring Public Procurement Reforms in Rural Local Authorities in Zimbabwe," Journal of Public Administration and Governance, Macrothink Institute, vol. 10(1), pages 116-116, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:mth:jpag88:v:10:y:2020:i:1:p:1-16
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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