The Contract System of Russian Federation: Key Economic Parameters and the Major Trends in the Sphere of State and Municipal Procurement, Procurement of Separate Types of Legal Entities
The article considers results of main macro economical parameters analysis that characterize the Russian Federation Public Procurement System. The System is built by two main sectors: government and municipal procurement and state owned enterprises’ (SOE’s) procurement. Their complex is known as the Contracting (Acquisition) System. The analysis is based on empirical studies conducted under the scientific supervision of the author. Purchasing activities in the Contracting System are estimated by the range from 31% to 37% of the GDP, or 431 - 517 billion dollars. The author attracts attention to certain new phenomena and introduces some new ideas. The procedural nature of contractual relations is disclosed. The phenomenon of inherent instability of quantitative statistical contractual indicators is disclosed and explained. The heterogeneous structure of the Contracting System is revealed and described. The analysis underpins suggestions for the development of operation model, administration structure and legal framework for the System aimed to rise efficiency and effectiveness.