Public Procurement Contract As Reflection of Social Accountability

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10.2991/978-94-6239-785-9_51How to use a DOI?

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Contract; Public Procurement; Social Accountability; Transparency

Abstract

Public procurement contracts occupy a unique position at the intersection of law, governance, and society. Far beyond their economic and administrative functions, these contracts serve as normative instruments that reflect and reproduce the values of accountability, transparency, and legitimacy in public decision-making. This paper advances the argument that procurement contracts operate as reflections of social responsibility, insofar as they embody the state’s commitment to procedural fairness and distributive justice. Drawing on governance theory and principles of public accountability, the study conceptualizes procurement as a relational framework in which legal norms, institutional practices, and societal expectations converge. By examining procurement regimes through the lens of accountability theory, the paper contends that contracts are not only mechanisms of resource allocation but also sites where power, trust, and legitimacy are negotiated. The analysis underscores that the true significance of procurement lies less in technical compliance with formal rules than in its capacity to institutionalize accountability as both a legal and governance practice.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Taufik Hidayat Lubis
AU  - Zaiunuddin Zaiunuddin
AU  - Ismail Koto
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/07
TI  - Public Procurement Contract As Reflection of Social Accountability
BT  - Proceedings of the UUM 13th International Legal Conference 2025 (UUMILC 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 735
EP  - 745
SN  - 2667-128X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-785-9_51
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6239-785-9_51
ID  - Lubis2026
ER  -