Unleashing Social Justice through EU Public Procurement

This book advocates a radical and original alternative to the current philosophy that determines the set of rules for the awarding of EU public procurement contracts. It calls for a reordering of the EU-s economic and social priorities.

Antoinette Calleja is Director, International Affairs and Policy Development with the Ministry for Health, Malta.

PART 1: THE STATUS QUO 1 Introduction 2 European integration and the interplay with public procurement 3 The effectiveness of EU public procurement 4 Free Trade: What about it - Myths or Realities? 5 Poverty and Natural Law Theory within Context PART 2: CLOSING THE GAP 6 On the Mission of Serving the Public: Services of General Interest and Community Law 7 Public Procurement as the EU's Safety Valve PART 3: THE SOLUTION 8 On Public-Private Partnerships: For a European Theory of a Social Just Alternative 9 Conclusions