Using Transparency Against Corruption in Public Procurement : A Comparative Analysis of the Transparency Rules and their Failure to Combat Corruption /

This book examines corruption in public procurement in three Member States of the EU, reviewing their different approaches to combating corruption, and the extent to which the transparency principle is applied in their procurement systems. The focus of the work is on the contrast between the unsucce...

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Main Authors: Georgieva, Irena
Corporate Authors: SpringerLink Online service
Published: Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publisher Address: Cham :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Studies in European Economic Law and Regulation, 11
Subjects:
Law
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51304-1
Summary: This book examines corruption in public procurement in three Member States of the EU, reviewing their different approaches to combating corruption, and the extent to which the transparency principle is applied in their procurement systems. The focus of the work is on the contrast between the unsuccessful procurement legislation of a relatively young Member State (Bulgaria) and its attempt to curb corruption by expanding the scope of application of the transparency principle, and two examples of procurement systems where corruption is limited adequately, without an excess of information proce
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (XXII, 269 pages) : illustrations.
ISBN: 9783319513041
Index Number: KJ
CLC: D814.1
Contents: Introduction. Chapter 1 - The EU Principles In Public Procurement. Transparency Origin and Main Characteristics -- Chapter 2 - Corruption Definition and Characteristics -- Chapter 3 - The Public Procurement System In Bulgaria: Authorities, Participants, Control -- Chapter 4 - Infringements in Procurement Procedures. Corruption Loopholes and Practices -- Chapter 5 The Procurement System of Germany - A Successful Battle Against Corruption. Chapter 6 Procurement in Austria. Corruption on A Leash -- Conclusions.