...Dina Ragab Dardir Purpose This study aims to examine the influence of public procurement contracts on firms’ participation in global value chains (GVCs) in developing countries. It further investigates the mediating role of these contracts in alleviating financial barriers to global value chain...

... of the sums of money involved; the asymmetry of information; and the bureaucratic nature of decision-making, which presents opportunities for abuse. In developing countries, procurement corruption is rife because of institutional weaknesses, lack of enforced accountability mechanisms and culture of silence...