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1. The Effect of the 2014 EU Public Procurement Directives on Tender Outcomes
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : The EU procurement directives of 2014 aimed to improve transparency through increased electronic bidding, to liberalize the international procurement market by removing 'buy local' policies, and to increase competition and international participation in procurement, leading to an overall more efficient public procurement process. One of the implicit channels through which they hoped to achieve higher efficiency is through the number of bidders (the 'competition effect' in auction theory). READ MORE
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2. Implementation of Category Management in Procurement within Public Sectors - The Case of the City of Gothenburg
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Public sectors increased their focus on procurement processes, emphasizing a strategic importance as a key enabler of business performance. Category management is recognized as a new strategic approach in managing procurement operations in order to bring value for taxpayers´ money and improve overall businesses activities. READ MORE
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3. The Failure of the Market Economy Investor Principle. An Assessment of the Incompatibility between the MEIP and Environmental Protection in Public Procurement Law.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The market economy investor principle (the MEIP) is a test that is used in order to decide if a benefit or advantage is at hand, and hence if a measure constitutes state aid in accordance with Article 107 (1) TFEU, which is done by assessing of the Member State has acted in the same way as a private investor would have done. In other words, the MEIP only take micro-economic aspects into account, which makes it problematic when applying the test in cases that concern public procurement measures due to the fact that Member States always have to consider aspects of macro-economic nature, such as environmental protection, as the aim of any purchase through a public procurement procedure is to satisfy public needs in one way or another. READ MORE
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4. Animal Welfare, Public Procurement and the EU Internal Market - A Recurrent Dilemma in Swedish Policy Making?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : On the basis of an article recently authored by the Swedish Minister for Public Administration, the main purpose of this thesis is to examine whether contracting authorities are allowed to refer to ‘Swedish’ standards of animal welfare (whether explicitly or not) when purchasing foodstuffs, without infringing the EU rules on free movement. In making this assessment, the thesis identifies three recent developments that could be expected to have an impact on the discretion of contracting authorities. READ MORE
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5. The French Attempt to Legalize Human Rights Due Diligence: Is France leading the European Union in Business and Human Rights?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis is a comprehensive analysis of the different regulatory designs and arguments shaping French law in order to hold French businesses liable for their human rights abuses occurring in global supply chains. It focuses on the innovative law proposal on the duty of vigilance for parent and ordering companies currently debated within the French Parliament, and France’s potential to make human rights due diligence mandatory at the domestic and at the European Union (EU) level. READ MORE
