TY - JOUR
T1 - Electronic government procurement in the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement
T2 - An opportunity for increased transparency and accountability?
AU - Khorana, Sangeeta
AU - Kerr, William A.
PY - 2021/1/1
Y1 - 2021/1/1
N2 - The use of electronic government procurement systems has grown in recent years. Policy makers are increasingly employing e-government procurement tools to generate competition, increase transparency, streamline procuring processes and cut red tape to improve governance. This article examines the rationale for e-government procurement provisions in bilateral trade agreements and highlights the benefits from using electronic systems. Using the case of the EU-Vietnam trade agreement we elaborate on how electronic government procurement can be a mechanism to enhance transparency and accountability, and reduce opportunities for corruption in Vietnam.
AB - The use of electronic government procurement systems has grown in recent years. Policy makers are increasingly employing e-government procurement tools to generate competition, increase transparency, streamline procuring processes and cut red tape to improve governance. This article examines the rationale for e-government procurement provisions in bilateral trade agreements and highlights the benefits from using electronic systems. Using the case of the EU-Vietnam trade agreement we elaborate on how electronic government procurement can be a mechanism to enhance transparency and accountability, and reduce opportunities for corruption in Vietnam.
KW - E-procurement
KW - Free trade agreements
KW - Transparency
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85102496283&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://kluwerlawonline.com/journalarticle/Journal+of+World+Trade/55.1/TRAD2021005
U2 - 10.54648/trad2021005
DO - 10.54648/trad2021005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85102496283
SN - 1011-6702
VL - 55
SP - 127
EP - 144
JO - Journal of World Trade
JF - Journal of World Trade
IS - 1
ER -