What this website is about

This website focuses on the professional and personal interests of Robert D. Anderson, part-time academic, independent researcher, consultant, former WTO senior staff member and former staff member of the Canadian Competition Bureau. These comprise:

• The history, rationale for and future of multilateralism;

• International government procurement policy (centering on the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement and related regional and bilateral trade agreements);

• Procurement reforms in emerging and developing economies;

• The relationship of competition policy to government procurement;

• International dimensions of competition policy; and

• The relationship of competition policy and intellectual property rights.

NB: this website does NOT attempt to track the latest developments concerning WTO case law and negotiations. For that, Mr Anderson recommends the International Economic Law and Policy Blog (https://worldtradelaw.typepad.com/) and the website of the WTO itself (www.wto.org).

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