1st Edition

Public-Private Partnerships in the European Union

By Christopher Bovis Copyright 2014
224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

Public procurement in the European Union represents almost twelve per cent of the EU's GDP and is continuing to increase, having been identified as a key objective in the EU's aim to become the most competitive economy in the world by 2010. This book provides a one-stop shop, multi-disciplinary approach to public procurement and will be of use to academics and policy-makers.... Read more
1. Public Procurement in the Common Market Context  2. The Structure of Public Procurement in the EU Member States  3. The Legal Framework and the Applicability of the Rules  4. Utilities Procurement  5. Defence Procurement  6. The Procurement of Public-Private Partnerships  7. Public Procurement and EU Enlargement  8. Public Procurement and the WTO  9. Conclusion

Biography

Christopher Bovis is Professor of Law and H.K. Bevan Chair in Law at the Law School of the University of Hull. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the European Public Private Partnerships Law Review, published by Lexxion, as well as Contributing Editor of the Encyclopaedia of Competition Law, published by Sweet and Maxwell with responsibilities for transport, telecommunications and public procurement.

"Both students and practitioners will find food for thought in this very pertinent, comprehensive and globally well-organized book." - Frederic Marty, Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, France