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GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
Publications
The WTO Secretariat regularly prepares and contributes to official publications as well as conducts research on issues related to government procurement in general and the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) in particular.
Selected official publications
- World Trade Organization and International Renewable Energy Agency. (2024). Enabling global trade in renewable hydrogen and derivative commodities (p. 22).
- World Trade Organization. (2024). COP29 High-Level Experience Sharing — Trade Policy Experiences Contributing to Climate Action (p.6).
- World Trade Organization and World Meteorological Organization. (2024) Supporting the renewable electricity transition through trade — Unlocking re-globalization opportunities via interconnection (pp. 34-35).
- World Trade Organization. (2024). WTO's contribution to attaining the UN Sustainable Development Goals: 2024 update to the High-Level Political Forum (pp. 26-27).
- World Trade Organization and International Renewable Energy Agency. (2023). International trade and green hydrogen Supporting the global transition to a low-carbon economy (pp. 37-38).
- World Trade Organization. (2023). Trade Policy Tools for Climate Action (pp. 16-18).
- World Trade Organization. (2023). WTO’s contribution to attaining UN Sustainable Development Goals: 2023 update to the High-Level Political Forum (pp. 20-21).
- World Trade Organization. (2022). World Trade Report 2022 — Climate change and international trade (pp. 44 and 72).
- World Trade Organization. (2022). Trade Therapy: Deepening cooperation to strengthen pandemic defenses. The World Bank and the World Trade Organization (pp. 77-78, 93-94, and 136-137).
- World Trade Organization. (2022). TRADE4MSMES Policy Guides: Government procurement.
- World Trade Organization. (2022). Tackling illicit trade in medical products: Better international cooperation for better health (p. 14).
- World Trade Organization. (2021). WTO contribution to the 2021 High Level Policy Forum. (HLPF) (pp. 25-27).
- World Trade Organization. (2021). Strengthening Africa's capacity to trade. Geneva: World Trade Organization (pp. 39-41).
- World Health Organization, World Intellectual Property Organization, and World Trade Organization. (2020). Promoting Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation: Intersections between public health, intellectual property and trade (second edition) (pp. 103-105, 206-209, 277).
- World Trade Organization. (2018). Natural Disasters and Trade: Study I (pp. 14 and 63) and Adinolfi, Giovanna. (2018). Natural Disasters and Trade Research: Study II (pp. 61-62).
- World Trade Organization. (2017). Report by the WTO Secretariat: Key Take-Aways from the Committee [on Government Procurement's Symposium on Sustainable Procurement (GPA/W/341) .
- World Trade Organization. (2015). The WTO at Twenty: Challenges and Achievements. Geneva: World Trade Organization (pp. 47-49, and p. 73).
- World Trade Organization. World Trade Reports:
- 2021 - Economic resilience and trade (pp. 85-86, 91 and 146-147).
- 2020 - Government Policies to Promote Innovation in the Digital Age (pp. 52-53, 67-69, 137-138, 149 and 168).
- 2018 - The future of world trade - How digital technologies are transforming global commerce (p. 191).
- 2016 - Levelling the trading field for SMEs (pp. 123, and 142-143).
- 2010 - Trade in natural resources (pp. 172-173).
- World Trade Organization. (2005-to date). WTO Annual Reports.
Selected academic publications
Academic papers are prepared by the authors in their personal capacities and the views expressed should not be attributed to the WTO or its Secretariat and they are without prejudice to the views of WTO members.
- Anderson, Robert D., Pelletier, Philippe, Yukins, Christopher R. (2021). Government Procurement in the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: A Global Beachhead for Market Access and Good Governance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Anderson, Robert D. and Müller, Anna C. (2020). “Keeping markets open while ensuring due flexibility for governments in a time of economic and public health crisis: The role of the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement”. In Public Procurement Law Review (29:4).
- Anderson, Robert D and Sporysheva, Nadezhda. (2019). “The revised WTO Agreement on Government Procurement: evolving global footprint, economic impact and policy significance” Public Procurement Law Review (71:28).
- Ganne, Emmanuelle. (2018). Can Blockchain revolutionize international trade? Geneva: World Trade Organization.
- Nicholas, Caroline and Müller, Anna C. (2017). "Procurement Markets Legal and Policy Considerations under the WTO Agreement". In Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in International Economic Law (chapter 6).
- Anderson, Robert D., Müller, Anna C., and Kovacic, Bill. (2016) “Promoting Competition and Deterring Corruption in Public Procurement Markets: Synergies with Trade Liberalization”, Anderson, Robert D, Müller, Anna C., and Kovacic, William E. In Think Piece, E15 Expert Group on Competition Policy and the Trade System, ICTSD, World Economic Forum, The E15 Initiative, Strengthening the Global Trade and Investment System for Sustainable Development.
- Pelletier, Philippe. (2015). “La révision de 2012 de l’Accord de l’OMC sur les marchés publics: Son contexte et les dimensions de son champ d’application”. In Currie, John H. and Provost, René (eds.). The Canadian Yearbook of International Law, Volume 51, 2013. University of British Columbia Press.
- Anderson, Robert D., Müller, Anna C., and Pelletier, Philippe (2015). “Regional Trade Agreements and Procurement Rules: Facilitators or Hindrances?”. In Social Science Research Network, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS) Research Paper No. RSCAS 2015/81.
- Anderson, Robert D., Müller, Anna C. (2015). “WTO accession and accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement: what is the relationship? Why should WTO acceding governments also consider GPA accession?”. In Osakwe, Chiedu I., Dadush, Uri B. WTO Accessions and Trade Multilateralism: Case Studies and Lessons from the WTO at Twenty. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Anderson, Robert D., Locatelli, Claudia, Müller, Anna C. and Pelletier, Philippe. (2014).The Relationship between Services Trade and Government Procurement Commitments: Insights from Relevant WTO Agreements and Recent RTAs. In WTO Staff Working Paper ERSD-2014-21.
- Niggli, Nicholas and Osei-Lah, Kodjo. (2014). “Infrastructure Provision and Africa's Trade and Development Prospects: Potential Role and Relevance of the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA)”. In WTO Staff Working Paper ERSD-2014-20.
- Anderson, Robert D., Pelletier, Philippe, Osei-Lah, Kodjo, and Müller,Anna C. (2011). “Assessing the Value of Future Accessions to the WTO Agreement On Government Procurement (GPA): Some New Data Sources, Provisional Estimates, and an Evaluative Framework for Individual WTO Members Considering Accession”. In WTO Staff Working PaperERSD-2011-15.
- Arrowsmith, Sue and Anderson, Robert D. (2011). The WTO Regime on Government Procurement: Challenge and Reform. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.