Public Procurement Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean

Procurement is a vital component of a country's public administration that links the financial system with economic and social outcomes. The state of government procurement greatly determines the governance and performance of community service...

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Main Authors: Schapper, Paul R., Veiga Malta, Joao N.
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/371061468229175620/Public-procurement-reform-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean
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spelling okr-10986-274602021-04-23T14:04:42Z Public Procurement Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean Schapper, Paul R. Veiga Malta, Joao N. ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADVERTISING BACK OFFICE BEST PRACTICE BIDDERS BIDDING BRIBERY BUSINESS DECISIONS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS OBJECTIVES BUSINESSES BUYER CAPABILITIES CIVIL LAW CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL WORKS CODES OF CONDUCT COLLUSION COMPLAINTS COMPLEX CONTRACTS COMPLEX GOODS COMPLEX PROJECTS CONDUCT OF PROCUREMENT CONTRACT AWARD CONTRACT MANAGEMENT CONTRACT VARIATIONS CONTRACTOR CORRUPTION COUNTRY PROCUREMENT ASSESSMENT COUNTRY PROCUREMENT ASSESSMENT REPORT DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT DISCRETION DUE PROCESS E-PROCUREMENT ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT ETHICS EVALUATION OF BIDS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL SYSTEM FOREIGN INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT HUMAN RESOURCE INFORMATION SYSTEMS INNOVATION INSTITUTION INTEGRITY INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INVENTORY LEGAL FRAMEWORKS LEGAL ISSUE LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORKS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MARKET RESEARCH MARKET SEGMENTATION MARKET SEGMENTS MONOPOLY NATIONAL PROCUREMENT NATIONAL PROCUREMENT SYSTEMS OPEN COMPETITION OPEN TENDERING OUTSOURCING PATRONAGE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE MEASURES PRIORITIES PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENT ACTION PROCUREMENT ENVIRONMENT PROCUREMENT GUIDELINES PROCUREMENT LAWS PROCUREMENT LEGISLATION PROCUREMENT OFFICIALS PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS PROCUREMENT PERFORMANCE PROCUREMENT POLICIES PROCUREMENT PRACTICE PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES PROCUREMENT PROCESS PROCUREMENT PROFESSIONALS PROCUREMENT REGULATION PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS PROCUREMENT RULES PROCUREMENT TRAINING PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC CONTRACTS PUBLIC ENTITIES PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REFORM PUBLIC PROCUREMENT SYSTEM QUALIFICATION CRITERIA QUALITY CONTROL REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS SERVICE PROVIDERS SOCIAL SERVICES STANDARDIZATION SUPPLIERS SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT TARGETS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL STANDARDS TENDER PROCESS TRANSACTION TRANSPARENCY TYPES OF PROCUREMENT VERIFICATION Procurement is a vital component of a country's public administration that links the financial system with economic and social outcomes. The state of government procurement greatly determines the governance and performance of community services and cuts across almost every area of planning, program management, and budgeting. Managing up to 20 percent of gross domestic product, a public procurement system that optimizes value-for-money has wide-ranging national benefits. On the other hand, weaknesses in procurement management under-deliver social services and increase sovereign risk for foreign investment. The analysis raises significant considerations about whether the development agencies, by promoting only a traditional model of procurement, are keeping pace with the changing needs of modern government. A refocus of procurement legislation and regulation in terms of standards and results rather than procedures would seem to represent a better match for modern entities. This would represent a significant cultural shift in the administration of procurement in these jurisdictions, and would require a major shift in the monitoring, evaluation and audit of this function. It would also have major implications for its professionalization. 2017-06-28T19:19:33Z 2017-06-28T19:19:33Z 2011-07 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/371061468229175620/Public-procurement-reform-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27460 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Caribbean
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topic ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTING
ADVERTISING
BACK OFFICE
BEST PRACTICE
BIDDERS
BIDDING
BRIBERY
BUSINESS DECISIONS
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS OBJECTIVES
BUSINESSES
BUYER
CAPABILITIES
CIVIL LAW
CIVIL SERVICE
CIVIL WORKS
CODES OF CONDUCT
COLLUSION
COMPLAINTS
COMPLEX CONTRACTS
COMPLEX GOODS
COMPLEX PROJECTS
CONDUCT OF PROCUREMENT
CONTRACT AWARD
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
CONTRACT VARIATIONS
CONTRACTOR
CORRUPTION
COUNTRY PROCUREMENT ASSESSMENT
COUNTRY PROCUREMENT ASSESSMENT REPORT
DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT
DISCRETION
DUE PROCESS
E-PROCUREMENT
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT
ETHICS
EVALUATION OF BIDS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNMENT POLICY
GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
HUMAN RESOURCE
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INNOVATION
INSTITUTION
INTEGRITY
INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
INVENTORY
LEGAL FRAMEWORKS
LEGAL ISSUE
LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING
LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORKS
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
MARKET RESEARCH
MARKET SEGMENTATION
MARKET SEGMENTS
MONOPOLY
NATIONAL PROCUREMENT
NATIONAL PROCUREMENT SYSTEMS
OPEN COMPETITION
OPEN TENDERING
OUTSOURCING
PATRONAGE
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
PRIORITIES
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROCUREMENT
PROCUREMENT ACTION
PROCUREMENT ENVIRONMENT
PROCUREMENT GUIDELINES
PROCUREMENT LAWS
PROCUREMENT LEGISLATION
PROCUREMENT OFFICIALS
PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS
PROCUREMENT PERFORMANCE
PROCUREMENT POLICIES
PROCUREMENT PRACTICE
PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES
PROCUREMENT PROCESS
PROCUREMENT PROFESSIONALS
PROCUREMENT REGULATION
PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS
PROCUREMENT RULES
PROCUREMENT TRAINING
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC CONTRACTS
PUBLIC ENTITIES
PUBLIC FUNDS
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REFORM
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT SYSTEM
QUALIFICATION CRITERIA
QUALITY CONTROL
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SOCIAL SERVICES
STANDARDIZATION
SUPPLIERS
SUPPLY CHAIN
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
TARGETS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL STANDARDS
TENDER PROCESS
TRANSACTION
TRANSPARENCY
TYPES OF PROCUREMENT
VERIFICATION
spellingShingle ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTING
ADVERTISING
BACK OFFICE
BEST PRACTICE
BIDDERS
BIDDING
BRIBERY
BUSINESS DECISIONS
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS OBJECTIVES
BUSINESSES
BUYER
CAPABILITIES
CIVIL LAW
CIVIL SERVICE
CIVIL WORKS
CODES OF CONDUCT
COLLUSION
COMPLAINTS
COMPLEX CONTRACTS
COMPLEX GOODS
COMPLEX PROJECTS
CONDUCT OF PROCUREMENT
CONTRACT AWARD
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
CONTRACT VARIATIONS
CONTRACTOR
CORRUPTION
COUNTRY PROCUREMENT ASSESSMENT
COUNTRY PROCUREMENT ASSESSMENT REPORT
DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT
DISCRETION
DUE PROCESS
E-PROCUREMENT
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT
ETHICS
EVALUATION OF BIDS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNMENT POLICY
GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
HUMAN RESOURCE
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INNOVATION
INSTITUTION
INTEGRITY
INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
INVENTORY
LEGAL FRAMEWORKS
LEGAL ISSUE
LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING
LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORKS
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
MARKET RESEARCH
MARKET SEGMENTATION
MARKET SEGMENTS
MONOPOLY
NATIONAL PROCUREMENT
NATIONAL PROCUREMENT SYSTEMS
OPEN COMPETITION
OPEN TENDERING
OUTSOURCING
PATRONAGE
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
PRIORITIES
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROCUREMENT
PROCUREMENT ACTION
PROCUREMENT ENVIRONMENT
PROCUREMENT GUIDELINES
PROCUREMENT LAWS
PROCUREMENT LEGISLATION
PROCUREMENT OFFICIALS
PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS
PROCUREMENT PERFORMANCE
PROCUREMENT POLICIES
PROCUREMENT PRACTICE
PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES
PROCUREMENT PROCESS
PROCUREMENT PROFESSIONALS
PROCUREMENT REGULATION
PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS
PROCUREMENT RULES
PROCUREMENT TRAINING
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC CONTRACTS
PUBLIC ENTITIES
PUBLIC FUNDS
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REFORM
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT SYSTEM
QUALIFICATION CRITERIA
QUALITY CONTROL
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SOCIAL SERVICES
STANDARDIZATION
SUPPLIERS
SUPPLY CHAIN
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
TARGETS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL STANDARDS
TENDER PROCESS
TRANSACTION
TRANSPARENCY
TYPES OF PROCUREMENT
VERIFICATION
Schapper, Paul R.
Veiga Malta, Joao N.
Public Procurement Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Caribbean
description Procurement is a vital component of a country's public administration that links the financial system with economic and social outcomes. The state of government procurement greatly determines the governance and performance of community services and cuts across almost every area of planning, program management, and budgeting. Managing up to 20 percent of gross domestic product, a public procurement system that optimizes value-for-money has wide-ranging national benefits. On the other hand, weaknesses in procurement management under-deliver social services and increase sovereign risk for foreign investment. The analysis raises significant considerations about whether the development agencies, by promoting only a traditional model of procurement, are keeping pace with the changing needs of modern government. A refocus of procurement legislation and regulation in terms of standards and results rather than procedures would seem to represent a better match for modern entities. This would represent a significant cultural shift in the administration of procurement in these jurisdictions, and would require a major shift in the monitoring, evaluation and audit of this function. It would also have major implications for its professionalization.
format Working Paper
author Schapper, Paul R.
Veiga Malta, Joao N.
author_facet Schapper, Paul R.
Veiga Malta, Joao N.
author_sort Schapper, Paul R.
title Public Procurement Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean
title_short Public Procurement Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean
title_full Public Procurement Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean
title_fullStr Public Procurement Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean
title_full_unstemmed Public Procurement Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean
title_sort public procurement reform in latin america and the caribbean
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/371061468229175620/Public-procurement-reform-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27460
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