Juridical, economic and organizational ways of combating corruption in the field of state and municipal procurement

Over the past two decades, a new branch of knowledge - the science of procurement of goods, works and services for state and municipal needs-has been rapidly developing in our country at the junction between law, economics and management. Adequate provision for the own needs of state and local government bodies and their subordinate institutions, as well as, most importantly, proper supply of these structures in the performance of their functions is extremely important not only for the state, its subjects, municipalities, but also for the entire society, for every person permanently or temporarily residing in the Russian territory. At the same time, the level of corruption in procurement is significant, which makes it necessary to take appropriate measures. The purpose of this article, the author of which has been engaged in the theory and practice of procurement since 2005, is to outline ways to solve the problem. Improving control and supervision in the area under consideration, correct goal setting, expanding the range of cases of public discussion of procurement, simplifying the conditions for applying the national regime, unifying and standardizing technical specifications, including descriptions of the object of purchase, and the conditions of concluded state and municipal contracts, increasing the share of electronic auctions among the methods for determining the supplier (contractor, contractor), adequate acceptance of delivered goods, the results of work performed and services rendered-this is the main list of measures proposed by the author.