Transparency of subnational governments: the impact of inequality on transparency

被引：1

作者：

Fernandes, Gustavo Andrey de Almeida Lopes ^{[1
]}

Fernandes, Ivan Filipe ^{[2
]}

Teixeira, Marco Antonio Carvalho ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Fundacao Getulio Vargas, Escola Adm Empresas Sao Paulo, Dept Gestao Publ, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

[2] Univ Fed ABC, Ctr Engn Modelagem & Ciencias Sociais Aplicadas, Santo Andre, SP, Brazil

来源：

REVISTA DE ADMINISTRACAO PUBLICA | 2023年 / 57卷 / 06期

关键词：

democracy; inequality; informal institutions; extractive institutions; accountability; transparency; FACTOR ENDOWMENTS; INSTITUTIONS; RULE; ACCOUNTABILITY; GEOGRAPHY; INCOME; PATHS; LAW;

D O I：

10.1590/0034-761220230025x

中图分类号：

C93 [管理学]; D035 [国家行政管理]; D523 [行政管理]; D63 [国家行政管理];

学科分类号：

12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ; 1204 ; 120401 ;

摘要：

What are the effects of extractive informal institutions on the horizontal accountability process in a developing democracy? This paper presents evidence about the harmful effects of extractive informal institutions on horizontal accountability within subnational governments in Brazil. After three decades of free and competitive elections, the institutional design of oversight institutions for state governments has hardly changed. We explore the hypothesis that more extractive informal institutions, measured by the level of income inequality, is associated with decreasing transparency levels. Given its extensive social, political, and economic diversity embedded in an overall centralized formal institutional framework, Brazil provides an appropriate setting to test the hypothesis that extractive informal institutions responsible for increased income inequality can undermine horizontal accountability in new democracies.

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