01116nam a2200133Ia 4500 11.01.01 W9132 Woolcock, Stephen Public procurement and the Economic Partnership Agreements : assessing the potential impact on ACP procurement policies Commonwealth Secretariat [London]GB 2008 51 p. Describes the nature of rules on government procurement and discusses the distinction between transparency and liberalization. Considers trends in rules on government procurement in other free trade agreements and at the plurilateral level in the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) of the WTO. Looks at the likely costs to and benefits for the ACP states of adopting rules similar to those adopted in the CARIFORUM-EC EPA text (EPA text). Provides two case studies - South Africa and Uganda to illustrate the impact of any possible rules on the ACP procurement policies. Suggests a number of ways in which the EPA text might be revised to more readily meet the needs and interests of the ACP states. 5/30/08 JOYD M W9132 32876 32876 0 0 0 0 CRCM CRCM 2023-05-08 0 11.01.01 W9132 0000000026890 2023-05-08 00:00:00 2023-05-08 M