ACCOUNTABILITY AND CONTROL IN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS IN VENEZUELA: EXTERNAL CONTROL OR SOCIAL CONTROL?

From a control perspective, Accountability is the obligation to answer for their own actions and behavior, and in the case of the use of public resources, implies the responsibility to respond to the actions and decisions related to the use of these resources. The exercise of control, it comes with accountability, taking on the characteristics related to public management model, in which it is inserted. From a review of secondary sources for the purpose of this article is to present a theoretical review about Accountability and control systems in organizations of civil society in Venezuela. Finally, we reflect on the weight and strength that acquire these organizations, becoming intermediaries between the state and the population, assuming the provision of certain services or representing the community to press for certain government policies or programs.