Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Galina Ya. Shakhova Author-Email: GShakhova@nifi-gumf.ru Author-Workplace-Name: Financial Research Institute, the State University of the Ministry of Finance of the Russia Author-Name: Pavel G. Kradinov Author-Email: kradinoff@rambler.ru Author-Workplace-Name: Financial Research Institute, the State University of the Ministry of Finance of the Russia Title: Efficiency of Budget Expenses in Public Purchasing Abstract: The article critically analyzes the practice of placing orders for public needs, and shows that legislation in this area is not conducive in terms of fulfillment of requirements to improvement of the budget expenses efficiency. The need for the public contract system is being justified. The article identifies risks that can reduce the significance of adoption of a new law on the federal contractual system. Classification-JEL: Keywords: public contract, public purchasing, budget expenses efficiency, Law No. 94-FZ, federal contractual system Journal: Finansovyj žhurnal — Financial Journal Pages: 15-28 Issue: 3 Year: 2012 Month: July File-URL: http://www.nifi.ru/images/FILES/Journal/Archive/2012/3/statii/2012_03_02.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:fru:finjrn:120302:p:15-28