Las causas de la opacidad en los gobiernos municipales en México

César Rentería Marín

doi:10.51915/ret.400

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César Rentería Marín Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE). México

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https://doi.org/10.51915/ret.400

Palabras clave:

opacidad administrativa, calidad de la información, rendición de cuentas, corrupción

Resumen

Si las políticas de transparencia son una herramienta eficaz para combatir la corrupción sigue siendo un tema de debate. Algunos académicos han argumentado que poner la información a disposición del público no es suficiente para lograr una transparencia efectiva. Su efectividad está moderada, entre otros factores, por la forma en que los funcionarios públicos generan y almacenan la información. Con base en un estudio cualitativo, este artículo describe cómo surgen ciertas prácticas que producen opacidad y, en última instancia, disminuyen el valor de la información dentro de los gobiernos municipales en México. En primer lugar, se discute el concepto de opacidad y sus implicaciones para la rendición de cuentas y los esfuerzos anticorrupción. Luego, el artículo expone las causas de la opacidad en los gobiernos municipales, describiendo específicamente cuatro tipos de tácticas utilizadas por los funcionarios públicos para generar opacidad y tres condiciones institucionales que la posibilitan. Finalmente, el artículo presenta varias consideraciones para abordar y reducir la opacidad.

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