Anti-corruption elements in the Ghanaian public procurement law

  • Annika Engelbert Ruhr-University Bochum
Keywords: anti-corruption, public procurement, development, good governance

Abstract

Curbing corruption in public administration in general, and in public procurement in particular, has been high on the agenda of most Sub-Saharan African countries for the last twenty years. Regulatory frameworks are considered to deliver incentives for procuring entities and bidders alike to respect integrity. This paper seeks to identify and assess particular components of the Ghanaian Public Procurement Act, currently being subjected to a legislative reform process, that are suitable to form a strong corruption deterrence mechanism. Besides domestic legal texts, the analysis is based on findings from expert interviews as well as on empirical data of World Bank reports. Recommendations will be proposed to further improve the public procurement system with regard to anti-corruption.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biography

Annika Engelbert, Ruhr-University Bochum
Research associate

References

Secondary literature

Akech, J.M. 2006. Development Partners and Governance of Public Procurement in Kenya: Enhancing Democracy in the Administration of Aid. NYU Journal of International Law and Politics 37 (4): 829–868.

Arrowsmith, S. 2003. Government Procurement in the WTO. The Hague: Kluwer Law International.

Dagbanja, D. N. 2013. The regulatory framework for public procurement in Ghana. In Arrowsmith, S. & Quinot, G. (Eds.). Public procurement regulation in Africa. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Engelbert, A. 2014. Administrative review systems in public procurement and their potential for anti-corruption impact: Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania in a comparative perspective. Conference paper presented at the 6th Public Procurement Research Students Conference at the School of Law, University of Nottingham, on 28-29 April 2014, available on http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/pprg/conferencesandevents/research-students-conference.aspx (accessed March 27, 2015).

Gordon, D. I. 2006. Constructing a bid protest process: The choices that every procurement challenge system must make. Public Contract Law Journal 35 (3): 427-445.

Hussmann, K., Hechler, H. & Peñailillo, M. 2009. Institutional arrangements for corruption prevention: Considerations for the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption Article 6. U4 Issue 4. Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute.

Nicholas, C. 2009. Remedies for breaches of procurement rules and the UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement. Public Procurement Law Journal 18 (4): 151–159.

Quinot, G. 2013. A Comparative Perspective on Supplier Remedies in African Public Procurement Systems. In Arrowsmith, S. & Quinot, G. (Eds.). Public procurement regulation in Africa. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Transparency International. 2000. Sourcebook. Chapter 22: Public Procurement. Berlin: Transparency International.

Udeh, K. T. 2013. A critical appraisal of Kenya's supplier review system in the light of international standards. Public Procurement Law Review 22 (5): 183–203.

Williams-Elegbe, S. 2012. Fighting Corruption in Public Procurement. Portland: Hart Publishing.

Zhang, X. 2007. Supplier review as a mechanism for securing compliance with government public procurement rules: A critical perspective. Public Procurement Law Review 16 (5): 325–351.

Legal sources

Busan Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation of 2011

Reprint of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Act, No. 1 of 2003 (Uganda)

The Public Procurement Act (Act 663) of 2003 (Ghana)

UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services of 1994

UNCITRAL Model Law on Public Procurement of 2011

United Nations Convention against Corruption of 2003

Other sources (accessed March 27, 2015)

Bank of Ghana. 2015. National CPI and inflation rates. http://www.bog.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=263

Citifmonline. 17.10.2014. Financial tribunals record zero cases – Judicial Service. http://www.citifmonline.com/2014/10/17/financial-tribunals-record-zero-cases-judicial-service/#sthash.oM1Ne9mE.dpbs

The Public Procurement Authority of Ghana. 2012. 2011 Annual Report. http://www.ppaghana.org/ppapage.asp?Category=13&SubCategory=31

The World Bank. 2010. Ghana - Assessment of Stage 1, Use of Country Procurement Systems in Bank-Supported Operations: Proposed Piloting Program (27.08.2010). http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/08/16597182/ghana-assessment-stage-one-use-country-procurement-systems-bank-supported-operations-piloting-program

The World Bank. 2008. Ghana 2007 External Review of Public Financial Management, Volume II: Public Procurement Assessment Report (June 2008). http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9727354/ghana-2007-external-review-public-financial-management-vol-2-2-public-procurement-assessment-report

The World Bank. 2003. Ghana Country Procurement Assessment Report 2003 (Vol 1). http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/3582647/ghana-country-procurement-assessment-report-vol-1-5-executive-summary

The World Bank. 2003. Ghana Country Procurement Assessment Report 2003 (Vol 2). http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/3582670/ghana-country-procurement-assessment-report-vol-2-5-main-report

Transparency International. 2014. Corruption Perceptions Index, 2014. http://www.transparency.org/cpi2014/results

Published
2015-10-01
Section
Articles & notes