Show page available at: https://ilsr.org/amazon-procurement-blp-episode-50.

Host Nick Stumo-Langer is joined by researchers Stacy Mitchell and Olivia LaVecchia to discuss their new report detailing Amazon's new thrust into local government procurement and their attempts to capture every aspect of the economy. Topics discussed include: the scope of the report and its background [1:32]; how the scale of the contract made it all but assured that Amazon would win the bid [3:55]; how Amazon's intercession into the terms and conditions ensured it to be less transparent [13:26]; how this contract shifts Amazon into becoming the gatekeeper between local governments and small businesses [18:31]; detailing what cities can do about Amazon's moves [21:52]; and the ways local governments can preference local business purchasing [23:44].

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