Public procurement regulation and road quality

Simeon Djankov, Tania Ghossein, Asif Islam and Federica Saliola

No 8234, Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: Public procurement regulation is an important instrument for using public resources efficiently and ensuring quality services to citizens. On average, the public procurement sector accounts for 14.5 percent of the gross domestic product globally. Using new data, this study documents public procurement regulation and related processes in 142 economies. Scores for three public procurement areas are constructed and amalgamated into an overall quality of public procurement index. The index is then related to a measure of road quality across countries. The results indicate that improvement in the public procurement system improves road quality, especially in non-Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries.

Keywords: Non Governmental Organizations; Youth and Governance; Government Policies; National Governance; Economics and Institutions; Public Sector Management and Reform (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-11-06
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