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Presents the theoretical framework of the book, a general overview of the chapters and the international context that gives rise to public procurement reform in Africa.
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Short of full membership, observer status allows states to attend meetings and participate in discussions. Based on overall membership, it is noticeable that African states are absent from discussions and debates on public procurements. Yet, under Article XII of the agreement, a country only needs to apply basic standards of transparency in its own public procurement practices to become an observer. These transparency standards are: countries should specify their contracts in accordance with technical specifications (rules of transparency, non-discrimination, the use of performance-oriented outcomes, and other unnecessary barriers to trade), publication of procurement notices, a willingness to ensure that procurement regulations are not tempered with during a procurement and, if such a change proves unavoidable, to ensure satisfactory means of redress.
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Nyeck, S.N. (2016). Introduction. In: Nyeck, S. (eds) Public Procurement Reform and Governance in Africa. Contemporary African Political Economy. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-52137-8_1
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