Trials and Tribulations in the Implementation of Pre-Commercial Procurement in Europe

1. Introduction
Ramona Apostol

2. Political Background to PCP Adoption—An Institutional Approach
Ramona Apostol

3. The Economic Rationale for PCP
Ramona Apostol

4. The US Model of R&D Procurement—Lessons for PCP
Ramona Apostol

5. Placing PCP Within the Legislative Framework
Ramona Apostol

6. The Realities of Public R&D Procurement Implementation in the EU—Trials and Tribulations
Ramona Apostol

7. Legal Barriers and Conceptual Pitfalls
Ramona Apostol

8. Concluding Remarks—the Case for EU Coordination of R&D Procurement
Ramona Apostol

Keywords: Law, European Law, Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law