Elements of the Control System applied in the public procurement of Ecuadorian entities during the state of emergency.

Resumo

In Ecuador, the declaration of emergency, according to reports from the State Comptroller General's Office, caused public sector entities to use public resources inappropriately. Public procurement in a state of emergency, shortens the control processes, which could lead to their inappropriate use; This research aims to identify the elements applied in the control system in public procurement in a state of emergency to guarantee an optimal use of public resources in Ecuador, for which an exploratory research was carried out, a little-studied topic is investigated in Ecuador “Elements of the Control System in a state of emergency in Public Procurement in Ecuadorian public entities”. The Research is descriptive because it relates the problem and the phenomenon studied, and; It is explanatory since the expected results explain the phenomenon analyzed. It is identified that there are regulations and processes that regulate purchases in a state of emergency, however, officials do not apply them appropriately, harming the beneficiaries of the public services provided by the entities.