Open AccessSelf-cleaning in public procurement: operational potentiality and regulation in the European Union
Author(s) -
Jaime Rodríguez-Arana Muñoz
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1984-4182
pISSN - 1516-3210
DOI - 10.21056/aec.v17i70.815
Subject(s) - procurement , directive , european union , punitive damages , business , compliance (psychology) , language change , member states , international trade , political science , marketing , law , computer science , psychology , social psychology , art , literature , programming language
Public procurement is one of the causes for corruption. In addition to the punitive aspect, it is necessary to study other approaches that address the preventive aspect. These would be the compliance and self-cleaning techniques, originating in English-speaking countries. The European Union has just regulated self-cleaning in its public procurement Directive from 2014, establishing a series of characteristics to be developed by the Member States.