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In addressing the politics of the international regulation of public procurement, this book fills a major gap in the literature. Brown-Shafii does this by investigating whether a WTO Agreement can be used to promote good governance, development and accountability.

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Introduction Short History and Objectives of the 1994 WTO Agreement The GPA´s International Administrative Disciplines: Distilling the Underlying Political Foundations Addressing the WTO Membership Challenge Towards a More Coherent International Regulatory Picture: Converging Institutional Debates? Pulling It All Together: How Far Might the GPA Procedures Go?

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SUSAN BROWN-SHAFII Scientific Coordinator at the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research on Trade Regulation at the World Trade Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland. She has worked on trade-related issues in both the public and private sectors.

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