This volume contains 20 selections of key legal and economic papers on the topic announced in the title--from such journals as Public Procurement Law Review, J. of International Economic Law,
and J. of World Trade. Editors Evenett (U. of St. Gallen, Switzerland) and Hoekman (World Bank) provide an extensive introduction discussing the importance of procurement policies and rules and
their impact on nations and on trade. The oldest paper was originally published in 1972, and the most recent in 2005. Arrangement is in sections on legal norms, international cooperation, and
WTO rules; the economics of discrimination; and empirical analyses of international agreements and rules. Indexing is by name, but not by subject. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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