<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The paper deals with the problem of systemic corruption in public procurement and, on the example of the Czech Republic, defines its risks, the role of informal structures and the way of failure of public institutions. Th e paper proposes the new methodological possibilities of exploration of systemic corruption and empirically verifies its signs on examples of bid rigging, illegal and non-standard ways of tendering by Czech ministries and in some court cases.</p></abstract>

The paper deals with the problem of systemic corruption in public procurement and, on the example of the Czech Republic, defines its risks, the role of informal structures and the way of failure of public institutions. Th e paper proposes the new methodological possibilities of exploration of systemic corruption and empirically verifies its signs on examples of bid rigging, illegal and non-standard ways of tendering by Czech ministries and in some court cases.

Public Procurement in the Systemic Corruption Environment: Evidence from the Czech Republic

NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy

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The paper deals with the problem of systemic corruption in public procurement and, on the example of the Czech Republic, defines its risks, the role of...

Public Procurement in the Systemic Corruption Environment: Evidence from the Czech Republic

Published Online: Dec 06, 2018

Page range: 53 - 79

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nispa-2018-0013

Keywords
public procurement, systemic corruption, failure of the public institution, new corrupt institution, bid rigging, illegal tendering

© 2018 Ivan Langr, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Public Procurement in the Systemic Corruption Environment: Evidence from the Czech Republic

Published Online: Dec 06, 2018

Page range: 53 - 79

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nispa-2018-0013

Keywordspublic procurement, systemic corruption, failure of the public institution, new corrupt institution, bid rigging, illegal tendering

© 2018 Ivan Langr, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
public procurement, systemic corruption, failure of the public institution, new corrupt institution, bid rigging, illegal tendering