Analysis, Advice, Solutions, and Commentary
Expertise:
Global Procurement and Trade Policy
International Trade Agreements and the World Trade Organization
U.S. and Foreign Procurement Measures
Principal: Jean Heilman Grier
35 years experience in international trade
Lawyer, Negotiator, and Adviser
Former Senior Procurement Negotiator, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
The Djaghe Trade Blog, Perspectives on Trade, provides regular analysis and commentary on timely topics.
A recently published Special Edition of the Public Procurement Law Review (Sweet & Maxwell/UK) features articles on international trade and procurement. The articles are available on the Social Sciences Research Network, as well as on Professor Chris Yukin’s international procurement blog. In an introductory editorial, “Procurement Trade Agreements and Their Discontents,” Robert Anderson (former WTO Secretariat lead on the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) and..
Government procurement required 40 years and substantial efforts to become part of the international trade regime, even though it comprises a significant part of the global economy. Typically, procurement represents 15% to 20% of global Gross Domestic Product. However, procurement is a politically sensitive activity.
