Christopher Bovis is Professor of Law and Jean Monnet Chair in European and Business Law, Lancashire Law School.Public procurement represents a specialist yet important area of practice in the European and international business and commercial legal environment. This book offers an inclusive, coherent and practical analysis of the relevant law and jurisprudence, with the principal focus on the case law of the European Court of Justice in the public procurement field. The author provides the reader with a taxonomy of the themes and reasoning that has been used by the Court, and a convenient conceptual framework for practitioners and academics alike.`This hefty book positions public procurement within the context of the common market, as a discipline within European economic and legal integration. It looks at issues of enforcement and compliance and the role of the European Court of Justice. There is an overview of enforcement andcompliance of the rules at a national level, including an analysis of the private finance initiative and public private partnerships.'Supply Management
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