Public Procurement And Multilateral Development Banks Law Practice And Problems Sope Williamselegbe by Sope Williams-elegbe 9781849460217, 9781509995301, 1849460213, 1509995307 instant download after payment.

The multilateral development banks cumulatively channel billions of dollars annually in development assistance to borrower countries. This finance is usually spent through processes that incorporate the public procurement regulations of the banks. It is, in fact, often a condition of this finance that the funds must be spent using the procurement regulations of the lender institution. This book examines the issues and challenges raised by procurement regulation in the multilateral development banks. It examines the history of procurement regulation in the banks; the tripartite relationship created between the banks, borrowers and contractors in funded procurements; the procurement documents and procurement cycle; and how the banks ensure competition and value for money in funded procurements. It examines the banks’ approach to sustainability concerns in public procurement such as environmental, social or industrial concerns; as well as how they address the issue of corruption and fraud in funded contracts. The aid effectiveness agenda is examined. It will be seen that the development banks have undertaken steps to harmonise their policies and practices, increased borrower procurement capacity, taken steps to reduce the tying of aid, and play an important role in the reform of borrower procurement systems, all in an effort to improve the effectiveness of development finance. The contractual and other remedies that are available to parties that may be aggrieved as a result of a funded procurement are also examined.