Public Procurement Reforms in Africa

Abstract

Introduction PART I: PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REFORMS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: AN OVERVIEW 1. Definition, Process, and Size of Public Procurement in Sub-Saharan Africa 2. Weaknesses and Flaws of Public Procurement Systems 3. Drivers of Change in Public Procurement 4. Modalities of Institutional and Organizational Changes PART II: INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES AT WORK: ASSESSING SUCCESSES AND FAILURES 5. Interpreting Institutional Change in Public Procurement: Our Theoretical Framework 6. Assessing Progress in Public Procurement Reforms 7. Institutional Changes and Their Limitations in Sub-Saharan African Countries: Some Facts PART III - ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REFORMS: THE ROLE OF MICRO-INSTITUTIONS 8. A Theoretical Framework to Interpret Organizational Changes 9. Micro-Institutions as a Response to Weak Institutional Endowments: The Procurement Regulatory Authorities 10. To Delegate or Not to Delegate: The Advantages and Limits of Micro-institutions General Conclusions Annex