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Public Procurement: A Post-Uruguay Round Perspective

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  • Francois, Joseph
  • Nelson, Doug R
  • Palmeter, David

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This paper reviews the implications of the Uruguay Round Government Procurement Agreement, both for current practice in the United States and for general conditions of market access in other major markets. We emphasize the relative importance of government purchases within given markets. Because of the concentrated nature of US procurement patterns, the potential impact of preferences on overall conditions of market access is relatively limited. For those sectors we flag as important in terms of procurement practices, it is likely that future liberalization will have to involve both the expansion of the Procurement Agreement and of the relevant commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Services.

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  • Francois, Joseph & Nelson, Doug R & Palmeter, David, 1996. "Public Procurement: A Post-Uruguay Round Perspective," CEPR Discussion Papers 1412, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpr:ceprdp:1412
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    Cited by:

    1. Dimitri Mardas, 1999. "Tendering procedures and buy-national policies," International Advances in Economic Research, Springer;International Atlantic Economic Society, vol. 5(2), pages 189-203, May.
    2. Hejing Chen & John Whalley, 2011. "The WTO Government Procurement Agreement and Its Impacts on Trade," NBER Working Papers 17365, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    3. Cole, Matthew T. & Davies, Ronald B. & Kaplan, Todd, 2017. "Protection in government procurement auctions," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 106(C), pages 134-142.
    4. Heinz Handler, 2005. "Das öffentliche Auftragswesen im gesamtwirtschaftlichen Zusammenhang," WIFO Working Papers 250, WIFO.
    5. Ramcharran, Harri, 2001. "Productivity, returns to scale and the elasticity of factor substitution in the USA apparel industry," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 73(3), pages 285-291, October.

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    Keywords

    Government Procurement; Trade Liberalization; Uruguay Round;
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    JEL classification:

    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations

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