(Out)bidding Women: Public Procurement Reform Diffusion and Gender Equality in Africa

Authors

S.N. Nyeck, Clarkson UniversityFollow

Abstract

Are African states bidding for or against gender equality in government outsourcing schemes for the procurement of public works, goods and services? Global neoliberal public procurement reform has mainly been diffused in Africa through pressure from international institutions and stronger states. Gender equality has been footnoted in policy reform.

Recommended Citation

Nyeck, S.N. (2015) "(Out)bidding Women: Public Procurement Reform Diffusion and Gender Equality in Africa," Wagadu: A Journal of Transnational Women's & Gender Studies: Vol. 14: Iss. 1, Article 2.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.cortland.edu/wagadu/vol14/iss1/2