TY - BOOK ID - 5459845 TI - Social and environmental policies in EC procurement law : new directives and new directions AU - Arrowsmith, Sue AU - Kunzlik, Peter F. PY - 2009 SN - 9780521881500 0521881501 9780511576041 0511576048 1107199689 9786612058509 0511508387 0511504691 0511509049 051150683X PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Government purchasing KW - Environmental policy KW - Marchés publics KW - Environnement KW - Law and legislation KW - Environmental aspects KW - Social aspects KW - Droit KW - Aspect de l'environnement KW - Aspect social KW - Politique gouvernementale KW - European Union countries KW - Pays de l'Union européenne KW - Social policy. KW - Politique sociale KW - Social policy KW - Marchés publics KW - Pays de l'Union européenne KW - Government procurement KW - Procurement, Government KW - Public procurement KW - Public purchasing KW - Purchasing KW - Law KW - General and Others KW - Government purchasing - Law and legislation - European Union countries KW - Government purchasing - Environmental aspects - European Union countries KW - Government purchasing - Social aspects - European Union countries KW - Environmental policy - European Union countries KW - European Union countries - Social policy UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:5459845 AB - In developing public procurement policy, governments are often concerned not only with value for money but also with promoting their social and environmental objectives. However, imposing social and environmental requirements makes it harder for some suppliers to participate in public procurement. EC law thus limits the ability of national governments to implement such policies. But how should the balance be struck between these trade concerns and the desire of national governments to use procurement as a policy tool? And should the EC even harness Member States' procurement power to EC-wide objectives, such as green energy policy? Despite the new provisions included in the EC's new (2004) procurement directives, important issues remain unresolved. This volume focusses on new issues in the field, notably the innovative provisions in the new directives, new academic thinking and areas neglected in the debate, such as the impact of EC law on the CSR policies of private utilities. ER -