Public Procurement and Aid Effectiveness

Annamaria La Chimia is Professor of Law and Development at the School of Law, University of Nottingham and Research Fellow at the African Procurement Law Unit, Department of Mercantile Law, Stellenbosch University.Peter Trepte is Senior Fellow in Public Procurement Law at the University of Nottingham and a Practising Barrister with Littleton Chambers in London and of Counsel to Grayston & Company in Brussels.

• PART ITHE ROADMAP1. The Political Economy of Aid: Foreign Aid Effectiveness, Theories, Methods and the Challenges that Lie Ahead Marco Zupi, Bac Ha International University, Vietnam2. Public Procurement, Investment and Aid Effectiveness Oliver Morrissey, University of Nottingham, UK3. Procurement and Aid Effectiveness: The Journey so far Annamaria La Chimia, University of Nottingham, UK and Peter Trepte, University of Nottingham, UKPART IIHARMONISATION: THE FIRST PIT STOP4. A Post-Modern Assessment of Global Harmonisation and Convergence: The Prospects and Challenges Going Forward to Further Global Standardisation of Procurement Regimes Joshua I Schwartz, George Washington University, USA5. The Harmonisation Process in Developing Countries Laurence Folliot-Lalliot, University of Paris Nanterre, FrancePART IIIMEETING THE CHALLENGES ON THE WAY: UNTYING AID, FIGHTING CORRUPTION AND A NEW ENTRY: SUSTAINABILITY6. The Echternach Procession of Untying Aid Annamaria La Chimia, University of Nottingham, UK7. Corruption and Procurement: Recalibrating the Sights Peter Trepte, University of Nottingham, UK8. Sustainability and Public Procurement Roberto Caranta, University of Turin, Italy and Carol Cravero, University of Turin, ItalyPART IVSTRENGTHENING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES’ SYSTEMS: TURNING THE TIDE?9. The Evolution of the Methodology for Assessing Procurement Systems (MAPS) Lena Diesing, OECD Directorate for Public Governance and Paulo Magina, OECD Directoratefor Public Governance 10. The Use of Country Systems Annamaria La Chimia, University of Nottingham, UK and Sope Williams-Elegbe, Stellenbosch University,South Africa11. Maturity Model for Institutional Development of Procurement Units in Indonesia Jeanmarie Meyer, Millennium Challenge Corporation, USAPART VTHE PATH OF DONORS’ REFORMS12. The World Bank’s Procurement Framework: An Assessment of Aid Effectiveness Christopher R Yukins, George Washington University, USA and Sope Williams-Elegbe, Stellenbosch University, South Africa13. Harmonisation and Reforms at Other Multilateral Development Banks Peter Trepte, University of Nottingham, UK14. Aid Effectiveness and Public Procurement – The USAID Experience Jun Jin, USAID Office of the General Counsel, USA and Ronald Wietecha, USAID, West Africa Mission in Accra, GhanaPART VITHE ROAD AHEAD15. Development Outcomes and Procurement Reform Jeffrey Gutman, Brookings Institution, USA16. Concluding Remarks: ‘Are We There Yet’? Annamaria La Chimia, University of Nottingham, UK and Peter Trepte, University of Nottingham, UK

I have found the book to be truly excellent and very thought-provoking, not least because it covers much more than procurement as a conduit for the economic effectiveness of foreign/development aid. For sure, this core preoccupation of the aid community (and a fringe of procurement community) is addressed centrally, thoroughly and authoritatively in the book, including interdisciplinary perspectives from political scientists, economists, lawyers and leading practitioners at international institutions. The book is thus a very valuable source of information and analysis for anyone researching the field.