1st Edition
Unleashing Social Justice through EU Public Procurement
By Antoinette Calleja
Copyright 2016
252 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
250 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
250 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The dramatic results of the 2014 European Parliament elections have highlighted the European Union’s urgent need for a review of the scope and purpose of its social objectives and for a reordering of European priorities.
This book advocates a radical and original alternative to the current philosophy that determines the set of rules for the awarding of EU public procurement contracts. It calls... Read more
PART 1: THE STATUS QUO 1 Introduction 2 European integration and the interplay with public procurement 3 The effectiveness of EU public procurement 4 Free Trade: What about it – Myths or Realities? 5 Poverty and Natural Law Theory within Context PART 2: CLOSING THE GAP 6 On the Mission of Serving the Public: Services of General Interest and Community Law 7 Public Procurement as the EU’s Safety Valve PART 3: THE SOLUTION 8 On Public-Private Partnerships: For a European Theory of a Social Just Alternative 9 Conclusions
Biography
Antoinette Calleja is Director, International Affairs and Policy Development with the Ministry for Health, Malta.
