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Model Behaviour? Anecdotal Evidence Of Tension Between Evolving Commercial Public Procurement Practices And Trade Policy, Steven L. Schooner, Christopher R. Yukins
Model Behaviour? Anecdotal Evidence Of Tension Between Evolving Commercial Public Procurement Practices And Trade Policy, Steven L. Schooner, Christopher R. Yukins
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The international trade community increasingly focuses upon the purchasing practices of nation states. Developing nations and states seeking to improve their procurement systems expect to glean lessons from the evolution of procurement law regimes in developed nations, including the United States. To the extent that the U.S. procurement regime is perceived (at least by some) as a model, the global community has been intrigued by the United States government's efforts to adopt more commercial practices and buy more commercial items. Yet numerous impediments to a purely commercial public procurement model remain, because commercial practices are invariably less transparent, and raise …
Commercial Purchasing: The Chasm Between The United States Government's Evolving Policy And Practice, Steven L. Schooner
Commercial Purchasing: The Chasm Between The United States Government's Evolving Policy And Practice, Steven L. Schooner
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During the 1990's, the United States government accelerated its efforts to adopt more commercial practices and buy more commercial items. In doing so, the government sought to: (1) mimic the most successful buying practices of businesses and consumers and (2) rely more heavily upon existing goods and services already produced in the marketplace (rather than demanding creation of government-unique versions). This paper introduces the government's efforts to make its purchasing regime more commercial through the introduction of new policies, vocabulary, purchasing authorities, and practices. The paper unveils a host of impediments that restrain the government from evolving into a truly …