This article assesses the regulation of government procurement in the WTO, specifically under the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (WTO GPA), the General Agreement on Tariffs in Trade (GATT), the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), and the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing...

There is disagreement among countries on how international rules should address the cross-border spillover effects of increased government intervention in national economies. As a result, trade tensions have arisen. This paper outlines the state of play and issues of concern in the areas of...

Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Table of cases -- 1 -- Introduction -- I. Overview -- II. Promoting Competition -- III. Government Procurement Law and Policy -- IV. Integrating Competition and Government Procurement Laws -- V. Private Anti-Competitive...

The book discusses competition from different theoretical perspectives and examines the implications these viewpoints have for policy. The contributors assess competitiveness in domestic markets and the impact of foreign competition. They also review the experiences of a range of countries in...

This inter-disciplinary volume focuses on the economic and legal challenges confronting globalisation and the evolution of the global system. The Law and Economics of Globalisation discusses the hotly debated topic of globalisation from a wide set of perspectives of law, economics and...