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| POLICY RESEARCii WORKING PAPrR 1429 Summary findings Hoekman and Mavroidis analyze the new Government "multilatcralized. " Its disciplines apply only to World Procuremcnt Agrecment (GPA) that was negotiated Trade Organization (WTO) members that have signed it. between a subset of General Agrcement on Tariffs and Public procurement represents a major source of Trade (GAIT) members in the Uruguay Round, focusing demand for goods and services in most countries. especially on the expansion of coverage to scrvices and Getting domestic procurement policies 'right " can on the strengthening of enforcement mechanisms. therefore have major effects on welfare. And improving Covcrage objectives were substantially achieved, developing countrics ' access to global procurement although commitments contain many exceptions for markets could help induce governments to adopt services. The transparency of signatories ' procurement multilateral rules, if those could be shown to be in their practices was enhanced and enforcement provisions were interests. strengthened, particularly by the introduction of a bid- Hoekman and Mavroidis explore why only a limited protest challenge mrechanism, which allows private number of countries have signed the GPA. They suggest parties (firms) to invoke the Agreement before national the pursuit of tariffication as one avenue through which | |||||||||||||
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