Resumen

RIVERA YNONAN, Jessica Lila; FARFAN MARTINEZ, Jenny Milagros; VILLEGAS ALVAREZ, Ana María  y  RUIZ VILLAVICENCIO, Giovana Edith. Execution of public works in Latin America: A systematic review of challenges in public management. Revista InveCom [online]. 2026, vol.6, n.1, e601082.  Epub 15-Jul-2025. ISSN 2739-0063.  https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15549569.

The execution of state infrastructure projects has been addressed in research ranging from contracting processes to the fulfillment of their public purpose. However, it is rarely studied as a main object, being more common to analyze it as a variable associated with other factors, such as problems in the planning of requirements, deficiencies in technical inputs, inadequate monitoring and control, or contractual defaults. Therefore, this study set out to analyze the academic production indexed in Web of Science, ProQuest, SciELO and Scopus, corresponding to Latin American countries in the period 2020-2025, focused on problems related to the execution of public works. The methodology adopted was a systematic review, which made it possible to locate 42 articles from different countries in the region. Among the main findings, the most researched topic was the factors affecting the execution of public works. Likewise, a strong relationship was identified between the monitoring and control of execution and the components of transparency and accountability.

Palabras clave : public procurement; supervision of public works; efficient public management.

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