Abstract

The paper analyses the process of shaping public procurement regulations in Poland between 1918 and 1933, taking into account the challenges resulting from the political and legal chaos post WW1, the Polish-Soviet War and the later economic crisis. It discusses the influence of legal frameworks inherited from the partitioning states, the role of military procurement, efforts toward centralising procurement in the reborn state, as well as unsuccessful legislative initiatives. The focus is placed on reviewing the state of public procurement before the adoption of the first framework legislation in 1933. The aim of the paper is not only to present the origins of the interwar regulations, but also to verify their classification as either civil or administrative in nature.