Integrity and efficiency in sustainable public contracts: balancing corruption concerns in public procurement internationally

Applying OECD public procurement principles Paulo Magina and Jeremy McCrary -- Corruption as a violation of fundamental rights : reputation risk as a deterrent against the lack of loyalty Gabriella M. Racca and Roberto Cavallo Perin -- An emblematic case : corruption as an illicit secondary consideration in public procurement in Italy Antonio Romano-Tassone -- Perspectives on fighting corruption in public contracts in Italy Francesco Manganaro -- The Italian efforts on anti- corruption Bernardo Giorgio Mattarella -- Fighting corruption in public procurement : the case of Romania Bogdana Neamtu and Dacian C. Dragos -- The criminal repression of corruption in public procurement of Tunisia Ridha Jenayah -- Integrity challenges in the EU and U.S. procurement systems Daniel I. Gordon and Gabriella M. Racca -- Regulating discretion in public procurement: an anti- corruption tool? Paula Bordalo Faustino -- Demand aggregation and collusion prevention in public procurement Gian Luigi Albano -- Prevention and deterrence of bid rigging : a look from the new EU directive on public procurement Albert Sánchez Graells -- Contracting authorities' inability to fight bid rigging in public procurement : reasons and remedies Antonio López Miño and Patricia Valcárcel Fernández -- Debarment in public procurement : rationales and realization Erling Hjelmeng and Tina Søreide -- Brief notes on bid rigging and price fixing in Poland Anna Gorczynska -- Material changes in contract management as symptoms of corruption : a comparison between EU and U.S. procurement systems Gabriella M. Racca and Roberto Cavallo Perin -- The modification of public contracts : an obstacle to transparency and efficiency Francisco J. Vázquez Matilla -- Brief notes on modifications of public contracts in Italy Paolo Lazzara -- The importance of a professionally educated public procurement workforce : lessons learned from the U.S. experience Peter T. McKeen -- Front- line public servants, discretion and corruption André Saddy -- Integrity and efficiency in collaborative purchasing Bushra Rahman, Eugene S. Schneller and Natalia Wilson -- Brief notes on tenderer requirements in Italy Anna Romeo -- Brief notes on the role of "protocols of legality" in Italy Loredana Giani