num_pages: 512
description: In the World Trade Organization regime, government procurement is largely excluded from the multilateral agreements. The "plurilateral" WTO Agreement on Government Procurement, with its challenging accession procedures and limited number of signatories, cannot be said to succeed in its efforts to liberalize this area of trade activityandndash;more than 10 percent of gross domestic product in most countries. This insightful and thoroughly researched study investigates the special sensitivities of government procurement that have left major trade barriers intact despite the WTO mandate that has proven so effective in other areas. Professor Arrowsmith examines the following crucial factors in 
language: English
title: Government Procurement in the WTO
titlecomplete: Government Procurement in the WTO (STUDIES IN TRANSNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW)
publisher: Springer