Socially Responsible Public Procurement and Set-Asides: a Comparative Analysis of the US, Canada and the EU
Public procurement can be used to achieve goals other than purely economic ones. Such goals are often referred to as “social linkages”. A preference for social considerations has been gaining ground against the dominant best value for money (BVM) paradigm over the past few decades. In the past, publ...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:cb167e2e9c524dbeaa868b636e7e091d 2023-05-15T14:21:32+02:00 Socially Responsible Public Procurement and Set-Asides: a Comparative Analysis of the US, Canada and the EU Carol Cravero 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v8.739 https://doaj.org/article/cb167e2e9c524dbeaa868b636e7e091d EN NO eng nor Cappelen Damm Akademisk NOASP https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/739/2102 https://doaj.org/toc/2387-4562 2387-4562 doi:10.23865/arctic.v8.739 https://doaj.org/article/cb167e2e9c524dbeaa868b636e7e091d Arctic Review on Law and Politics, Vol 8, Iss 0, Pp 174-192 (2017) Sustainable Public Procurement Socially Responsible Public Procurement (SRPP) Set-asides Best Value for Money (BVM) Disadvantaged Employees Indigenous Communities Sheltered Workshop US Small Business Canadian Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business (PSAB) European Public Procurement Directives Law K article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v8.739 2022-12-31T08:42:39Z Public procurement can be used to achieve goals other than purely economic ones. Such goals are often referred to as “social linkages”. A preference for social considerations has been gaining ground against the dominant best value for money (BVM) paradigm over the past few decades. In the past, public procurement policies followed the principle of non-discrimination and free competition beyond national boundaries. Today considerations other than (purely economic) BVM have become relevant in public procurement policy and practice. Examples of social linkages in public procurement are found in various countries, from the well-known ‘Affirmative Action Programs’ in the US that advance minorities, women, persons with disabilities and veterans,1 to specific set-aside programs made available to only less-competitive businesses, such as women-owned businesses, minority-owned businesses, businesses operating in economically disadvantaged areas, etc. Set-asides can be seen as social procurement linkages through the promotion of both supplier diversity and employment. The latter means that social use of public procurement can positively impact employment by providing opportunities to workers who are generally excluded from the labour market, while the former means that chances are given to less-competitive bidders. Set-aside programs have been widely developed in the US, which has a long tradition of set-aside contracts for special classes of small businesses, including small disadvantaged businesses, and in Canada where set-asides have been introduced for the development of Aboriginal businesses. However, the restriction of full and open competition that set-asides entail is frequently criticized by EU institutions. Despite this, the new European procurement framework also seems to have established set-asides as a means of providing economic opportunities to disadvantaged groups. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic review on law and politics Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Canada Arctic Review on Law and Politics 8 0 |
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Public procurement can be used to achieve goals other than purely economic ones. Such goals are often referred to as “social linkages”. A preference for social considerations has been gaining ground against the dominant best value for money (BVM) paradigm over the past few decades. In the past, public procurement policies followed the principle of non-discrimination and free competition beyond national boundaries. Today considerations other than (purely economic) BVM have become relevant in public procurement policy and practice. Examples of social linkages in public procurement are found in various countries, from the well-known ‘Affirmative Action Programs’ in the US that advance minorities, women, persons with disabilities and veterans,1 to specific set-aside programs made available to only less-competitive businesses, such as women-owned businesses, minority-owned businesses, businesses operating in economically disadvantaged areas, etc. Set-asides can be seen as social procurement linkages through the promotion of both supplier diversity and employment. The latter means that social use of public procurement can positively impact employment by providing opportunities to workers who are generally excluded from the labour market, while the former means that chances are given to less-competitive bidders. Set-aside programs have been widely developed in the US, which has a long tradition of set-aside contracts for special classes of small businesses, including small disadvantaged businesses, and in Canada where set-asides have been introduced for the development of Aboriginal businesses. However, the restriction of full and open competition that set-asides entail is frequently criticized by EU institutions. Despite this, the new European procurement framework also seems to have established set-asides as a means of providing economic opportunities to disadvantaged groups. |
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Socially Responsible Public Procurement and Set-Asides: a Comparative Analysis of the US, Canada and the EU |
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