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Challenges in Managing the Risks of Error and Fraud in Public Procurement During the State of Emergency Generated by the Covid-19 Virus

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  • Marius Silviu Culea

    (†Dunărea de Jos†University of Galati)

  • Daniel Constantin

    (†Dunărea de Jos†University of Galati)

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The new coronavirus has generated an unprecedented global crisis, bringing serious challenges to central and local public administration to ensure first and foremost the health of their citizens, as well as the continuity of public services. As part of these efforts, the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed unprecedented challenges in procuring the goods and products needed to fight the virus, while authorities around the world are taking extraordinary steps and entering into fierce competition for their procurement. Against the background of the relaxation of public procurement legislation caused by the extreme emergency situation as well as a wrongly controlled internal control system, corruption has risen rapidly due to the increased discretion of procurement staff in awarding contracts. This approach aims to identify the challenges faced by public institutions during this period, to determine the new crisis influence in the magnitude of error and fraud and, taking into account the perception of the representatives of these entities, to establish possible new directions for action to reduce these negative phenomena.

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  • Marius Silviu Culea & Daniel Constantin, 2020. "Challenges in Managing the Risks of Error and Fraud in Public Procurement During the State of Emergency Generated by the Covid-19 Virus," Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series, Ovidius University of Constantza, Faculty of Economic Sciences, vol. 0(2), pages 624-634, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ovi:oviste:v:xx:y:2020:i:2:p:624-634
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    Keywords

    management; fraud; public procurement; control; funds;
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    JEL classification:

    • H12 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Crisis Management
    • H83 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - Public Administration

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