Inobservancia de los Principios de la Contratación Estatal en el Desarrollo y Ejecución del Programa de Alimentación Escolar (PAE)

Abstract

In Colombia, the nature and scope of the principles of state procurement are framed in law, doctrine and jurisprudence, as well as, development of the consequences of its breach, playing a significant role within the framework of the state's strategy School Feeding Program (SFP); however, these principles of transparency, economy, accountability and objective selection, are being unobserved by districts and municipalities with competence to administer the educational service; because of this, control organisms have shown failures in the delivery of the food supplement, leading to a failure of learning processes, cognitive development, promotion, access, school retention, declining ausentism, and dropout, necessary complement to pursuing for healthy lifestyles and improve the learning capacity of children, adolescents and young people who access the public education service.

Keywords:

Principle of transparency / principle of economics / principle of accountability / objective selection / School Feeding Program (PAE in Spanish) / State Recruiting, poverty, food security.