Unleashing Social Justice Through Eu Public Procurement

This book advocates a radical and original alternative to the current philosophy that determines the set of rules for the awarding of EU public procurement contracts. It calls for a reordering of the EU¿s economic and social priorities.

List of contents

PART 1: THE STATUS QUO 1 Introduction 2 European integration and the interplay with public procurement 3 The effectiveness of EU public procurement 4 Free Trade: What about it – Myths or Realities? 5 Poverty and Natural Law Theory within Context PART 2: CLOSING THE GAP 6 On the Mission of Serving the Public: Services of General Interest and Community Law 7 Public Procurement as the EU’s Safety Valve PART 3: THE SOLUTION 8 On Public-Private Partnerships: For a European Theory of a Social Just Alternative 9 Conclusions

About the author

Antoinette Calleja is Director, International Affairs and Policy Development with the Ministry for Health, Malta.

Summary

This book advocates a radical and original alternative to the current philosophy that determines the set of rules for the awarding of EU public procurement contracts. It calls for a reordering of the EU’s economic and social priorities.

Product details

• Authors: Antoinette Calleja, Calleja Antoinette
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.10.2017
• EAN: 9780815371021
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-7102-1
• No. of pages: 252
• Series: Critical European Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Business and Management, Business & management, Political science & theory, Sociology: work & labour, Political science and theory, EU (European Union), Sociology: work and labour, Law & society, Law and society, sociology of law