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Jordan and the WTO Government Procurement Agreement: An Economic Impact Assessment
Examines the costs and benefits associated with the elimination of discriminatory procurement practices for the products produced by eight industries, which together account for nearly three-fourths of government purchases. Those industries cover (1) food and beverage, (2) chemicals, (3) pharmaceuticals, (4) paper, printing and packaging, (5) information technology (IT), (6) construction services, (7) furniture and fixtures, and (8) medical supplies. The analysis draws heavily on recent work funded by the AMIR Program and carried out by Computer Networking Services (CNS) to establish a database on government procurement covering 1997-2000, as well as an earlier study by the AMIR Program that developed the methodology for assessing the impact of the GPA on the Jordanian economy.