TY - BOOK ID - 15839801 TI - Using Transparency Against Corruption in Public Procurement : A Comparative Analysis of the Transparency Rules and their Failure to Combat Corruption PY - 2017 SN - 3319513044 3319513036 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Law. KW - Industrial procurement. KW - Public finance. KW - International law. KW - European Law. KW - Procurement. KW - Financial Law/Fiscal Law. KW - Government purchasing. KW - Transparency in government. KW - Political corruption. KW - Boss rule KW - Corruption (in politics) KW - Graft in politics KW - Malversation KW - Political scandals KW - Politics, Practical KW - Government in the sunshine KW - Openness in government KW - Sunshine, Government in the KW - Transparence in government KW - Government procurement KW - Procurement, Government KW - Public procurement KW - Public purchasing KW - Corrupt practices KW - Purchasing KW - Corruption KW - Misconduct in office KW - Open government (Transparency in government) KW - Public administration KW - Cameralistics KW - Public finance KW - Currency question KW - Buyer-supplier relations KW - Buying, Industrial KW - Industrial buying KW - Industrial equipment KW - Industrial purchasing KW - Procurement, Industrial KW - Purchasing, Industrial KW - Supplier-buyer relations KW - Industrial management KW - Public finances KW - Law—Europe. KW - Law KW - Taxation KW - Fiscal Law. KW - Tax laws KW - Tax legislation KW - Tax regulations KW - Europe. KW - Law and legislation. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:15839801 AB - This book examines corruption in public procurement in three Member States of the EU, reviewing their different approaches to combating corruption, and the extent to which the transparency principle is applied in their procurement systems. The focus of the work is on the contrast between the unsuccessful procurement legislation of a relatively young Member State (Bulgaria) and its attempt to curb corruption by expanding the scope of application of the transparency principle, and two examples of procurement systems where corruption is limited adequately, without an excess of information procedural requirements (Germany and Austria). The book scrutinizes the transparency rules, procurement participants, and responsible institutions in the award of procurements in these countries. It discusses in detail the types of infringements involving corruption as well as their link to infringements of the transparency principle. It compares and examines the systems of control and appeal against a contracting authority's actions within the various legislative schemes, and highlights the legislative weaknesses which fail to reduce corruption. The comparative analysis between the Bulgarian public procurement system and the German and Austrian systems is carried out through detailed research not only with regard to adherence to the transparency principle, but also to the use of other mechanisms to limit corruption, insofar as these solutions are appropriate and could be adapted in other countries currently lacking sufficient anti-corruption measures. ER -