Building a Successful Procurement System: Insights from International Experience William E. Kovacic George Washington University/King’s College London National Workshop on the Revised WTO Government Procurement Agreement Brasilia, 2-3 May 2018
This Afternoon’s Agenda • International Experience: Relevance • Foundations for Successful Systems • Virtuous Cycle • Caveat: Personal Views Only • Contact: wkovacic@law.gwu.edu
Resources • Anderson & Kovacic, Competition Policy and International Trade Liberalisation: Essential Complements to Ensure Good Performance in Public Procurement Market s, 2009 Public Procurement Law Review 43 • Anderson, Kovacic & Mueller, Ensuring Integrity and Competition in Public Procurement , in The WTO Regime on Government Procurement: Challenge and Reform 67 (Sue Arrowsmith & Robert Anderson, eds., Cambridge Univ. Press, 2011)
Why Study International Experience • Common Phenomena • Extensive Policy Experiments • Performance Measurement • Cross-Border Cooperation
Elements of Successful Systems • Team • Framework • Engagement • Routine Upgrades
Team • Capabilities and Commitments • Rationale for Investment – Compare central banks • Weak Capabilities – Less speed, more complexity • University Programs • Agency Training: Internal and External
Framework • Access and Openness – Antidote to collusion and corruption – Domestic and foreign participation – Note: electronic commerce improvements • Transparency – Invites participation, increases legitimacy • Post-Grant Reviews – Safeguard against administrative error, poor incentives, corruption
Engagement • Domestic: – Business – Civil society – Elected officials – Related public agencies: e.g., competition • International – Learning and Experimentation
Periodic Upgrades • Evaluation Regime – Process – Restrictions: rationale vs. actual results • Less restrictive alternatives? – Outcomes • Refinements • Virtuous Cycle – Experimentation, assessment, refinements
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