Public-Private Partnerships in the European Union

Public procurement in the European Union represents almosttwelve per centof the EU's GDP and is continuing to increase, having been identified as a key objective in the EU's aim to become the most competitive economy in the world by 2010. This book provides a one-stop shop, multi-disciplinary approachto public procurement and will be of use to academics and policy-makers. Providing its readers with practical description and analysis of the relevantpolicies, lawand jurisprudence, the book alsoexplorespossiblefuture trends in public procurement regulation.