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Government Procurement: A View from Asia
Asian Journal of WTO and International Health Law and Policy
  • Locknie HSU, Singapore Management University
Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
9-2006
Abstract

There is no single approach to government procurement regulation among Asian countries. While some are signatories to the WTO's Government Procurement Agreement (GPA), others are not. Some have deliberate policies which confer preferences on domestic suppliers of goods and services. Even so, some have embarked on changing their GP regimes independently of WTO requirements. Yet others appear to be prepared to make changes in tandem with the negotiation of bilateral or regional free trade agreements. This article examines government procurement from these varied perspectives of Asian countries.

Keywords
  • government procurement,
  • Asia,
  • free trade agreements,
  • bilateral,
  • transparency,
  • development
Publisher
National Taiwan University Press
Copyright Owner and License
Authors
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International
Citation Information
Locknie HSU. "Government Procurement: A View from Asia" Asian Journal of WTO and International Health Law and Policy Vol. 1 Iss. 2 (2006) p. 379 - 400 ISSN: 1819-5164
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/locknie-hsu/28/