Small Business Contracting in the United States and Europe: A Comparative Assessment
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Authors
Kidalov, Max V.
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Date of Issue
2011
Date
Winter 2011
Publisher
American Bar Association
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Abstract
On Jul 27, 2009 the European Commission (EC) issued its annual report, United States Barriers to
Trade and Investment Report for 2008, where it once again republished its complaint that "small business setaside
schemes, exemplified by the Small Business Act of 1953," are discriminatory measures that "limit bidding
opportunities for EU (or European Union) contractors" in the US procurement market. As this Article
demonstrates, small business has long held a special place in the Western public procurement systems both in
Europe and in the US. Public authorities on both sides of the Atlantic use the demand created by government
contracts to stimulate competitive private entrepreneurship and greater economic development within their
borders. In 2003, both the US and the combined European economies had gross domestic products roughly
equal to $11 trillion. With admission of twelve new members since 2003, the EU now includes twenty-seven
countries.
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Article
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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54 p.
Citation
Public Contract Law Journal Volume 40 Issue 2 (Winter 2011): 443-509
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.