PUBLIC PROCUREMENT DIRECTIVES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: A STUDY OF LOCAL AUTHORITY PURCHASING

MARTIN, STEPHEN;HARTLEY, KEITH;COX, ANDREW

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, n.º 2/1999, pág. 387

1. Introduction. 2. The economic arguments. 3. Theevolution of EU public procurement legislation. 4. Asurvey of local authority tender and contract award notices.5. A case study: Local authority purchasing by Leeds CityCouncil. 6. Conclusion.