Results-based contracs: weaknesses in transparency and low accountability

Abstract This work analyzed the transparency and accountability in results-based contracts signed between the state government of São Paulo and legal private entities “Social Organizations” operating in the area of culture, examining the opinions of the State Court of Auditors. The instrumental perspective of transparency was adopted to analyze the inputs and outputs of the contracting process. The findings point to weaknesses in transparency, especially in the aspects of measurability and timeliness of information, negatively affecting the accountability of the Social Organization and the state government. the research points out the need for the government to improve the mechanisms of internal control in the analysis of results-based contracts.