This book investigates patterns of fragmentation and coherence in the international regulatory architecture of public procurement. In the context of the major international instruments of procurement regulation, it studies the achievement of social and labour policies, the most controversial and problematic instrumental uses of public procurement practices. The work offers an innovative comparative approach, discussing the ways in which the different international instruments (namely the EU Procurement Directives, the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement, the UNCITRAL Model Law, and the...