Anthony M. Potts

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Broken Buying: Adversarial Legalism and (In)Efficiency in Procurement Law

Public-procurement laws are integral to government capacity. But two forces limit government’s potential: (1) adversarial legalism and (2) cost-based efficiency, both of which influence statutory interpretation and application. This Note argues that restoring the historical, broad conception of administrative discretion is necessary to counteract these forces.