Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 26. In practice, citizens can access the results and documents associated with procurement contracts (full contract, proposals, execution reports, financial audits, etc.).
A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met:
1) there is an archive containing full records of all procurement contracts, whether in a central government office or at each contracting institution, and
2) full records are readily available on or off line for scrutiny by journalists, auditors, competitors and any citizen who request them.
A 50 score is earned where any of the following conditions apply:
1) there is an archive but it doesn't contain complete records of all procurement contracts, whether in a central government office or at each contracting institution, and
2) full records are not readily available on/off line for scrutiny by journalists, auditors, competing contractors and any citizen who request them.
A 0 score is earned where at least one of the following conditions apply:
1) there's no archive containing full records of all procurement contracts, whether in a central government office or at each contracting institution, or
2) full records are rarely or never available on/off line for scrutiny by journalists, auditors, competitors or any citizen who request them.
Type of variable: Continuous
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