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The research aim is to analyze the drivers of transparency levels in Colombian municipalities from the perspective of citizens (agency theory) and local governments (legitimacy theory). We used the Panel Corrected Standard Errors (PCSE) and a system Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) estimator in a dataset of 1,101 Colombian municipalities for five years (2012-2016). Our results show that fiscal autonomy, education, gross domestic product per capita, population size, and political participation are positively associated with public information disclosure in Colombia. Through this research, we contribute to the transparency literature in subnational governments in developing countries by examining determinants related to "citizens' monitoring abilities" and "pressures for legitimacy" in Colombia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In Colombia, as of the 1991 Political Constitution, the State is recognized as multi-ethnic and multicultural. The objective of the research is to describe how the social responsibility of the public administration and participatory planning are associated in the formulation of development plans with indigenous communities, in four municipalities of northern Cauca (Santander de Quilichao, Caloto, Jambaló, and Toribío). The research methodology is based on the actor-network theory, in order to trace the associations in the composition of social responsibility in national public policy, and the worldviews of indigenous peoples. The techniques used were documentary analysis, individual and group interviews, participant observation, and descriptive writing. The results of the research are, participatory planning has different expressions; there is "freedom" in the methodologies used; the local government faces ethnic complexity in its territories. The main conclusions are, participatory planning activities require trained personnel who recognize ethnic diversity; more appropriate methodologies must be innovated to address diversity; "Social responsibility" is part of the 1991 Constitution, but it is still far from operational activities in multi-ethnic territories. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper studies the relationship of the perception of corruption and lack of transparency with voting preferences and protests. It examines the case of Colombia using data from the 2015 Latinobarómetro Survey and a multinomial logistic model that assumes a simultaneous choice of participation type (or a combination of types), which allows us to establish whether the preference for protest substitutes or complements the preference for voting. A positive relationship was found between the perception of corruption and lack of transparency with the preference to protest in addition to voting. If citizens perceive greater corruption or doubt government transparency, they are more willing to participate in demonstrations, without reducing their support for electoral participation. This suggests that there is a general acceptance of formal democratic participation despite the shortcomings of the political regime. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For more than twenty years, diagnoses, discussions, recommendations, reforms and counter-reforms have been carried out to address critical issues of the police institution such as internal control, transparency and independence of investigations carried out in cases of violence or corruption, professional training and the training, format and organization of the police career, and the prioritization of tasks within the organization. All of these are issues that remain relevant to the current debate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objective/context: The objective of this article is to analyze the results of the anti-corruption referendum in Colombia in 2018. Colombia is a country with a significant corruption problem. More than 99% of the voters who came to the polls voted in favor of the proposals. However, the anti-corruption referendum nonetheless failed because not enough citizens were mobilized to participate. The article addresses the reasons why turnout was very low. Methodology: I examine the results at the municipal level. I present an original dataset of 1,101 Colombian municipalities. I use ordinary least squares (OLS) regression models to test theories based on the literature on referendums, corruption, and transparency. I also analyze voter turnout in the 2018 presidential election in order to compare it with participation in the referendum. Conclusions: I find that the more transparent a municipality, the higher the percentage of the municipal electorate that voted for proposals in the anti-corruption referendum. Moreover, I find that in municipalities where support for Sergio Fajardo in the presidential election was higher and support for Iván Duque was lower, support for the referendum proposals was higher. Also, turnout was lower in municipalities with higher poverty rates and higher homicide rates. Originality: This article contributes to the current global debate on direct democracy. As the anti-corruption referendum was held only recently, a proper analysis has not yet been carried out. Moreover, because of the nature of the referendum questions, the topic is closely connected with research on corruption. Therefore, this research represents a unique opportunity to examine corruption and direct democracy at one and the same time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In this article we will treat the problem of civic participation with the objective of responding to the problematic of whether the localities (localidades), as political and administrative divisions of Bogota, constitute, in and of themselves, institutions of democratic government; that is, whether they are an appropriate and efficient government authority to consolidate civic participation processes, holding shared power over decisions and shared responsibility over the city's political processes [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this paper is to show the results of a research project, which aimed at establishing if indeed the medium enterprises in the city of Barranquilla carry out fair selection and recruitment processes, caring the company policies and procedures. We used the information provided by the Chamber of Commerce (2008) and DANE (2005), which enabled us to collect a random sample of 260 companies; we designed two models of survey and one interview model which allowed to appreciate the reality of employment status. Simultaneously the heads of Human Resources of the companies were interviewed and those interviews gave the information base to determine the reality in the selection process. And finally, a representative sample was taken from the working population to compare the information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Water is a natural resource fundamental for quality of human life. Nevertheless, there are more than one billion people in the world without access to safe drinking water. The water crisis is mainly a crisis of governance, and corruption is one of the principal underlying factors. Due to the characteristics of water supply, the sector must be regulated. However, there are informational asymmetries in regulation, which are a cause of regulatory failures and make the sector more prone to corruption. In Colombia, water supply regulation has a legal structure that aims at stimulating participation, transparency, accountability and integrity. But, there is a significant gap between legal provisions and practice. This paper reviews the Colombian regulatory framework with the aim to identify such gaps and propose ways to strengthen the framework in order to safeguard the delivery of an efficient service to the users. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: In Latin American for improving health sector performance and for decreasing corruption process, a social control initiatives like accountability process are been realized by social actors involved in health sector. Objectives: To describe and to analyze accountability to health management process with the involvement of health services consumers. Methodology: A pilot control social experience was developed in Cali with community participation in an accountability experience. Three public accountability experiences were developed. A methodology proposal was design to achieve community participation in accountability process. Results: 745 persons, indirectly, and 54 community leaders of Consumer Association of health local services of Cali, directly, were wrapped up. They had technical support in two out of the three accountability meetings carried out. In each stage was identified technical and methodological weakness in the accountability process. Conclusions: Despite of an understanding of the accountability process in health was improved, the experience showed some obstacles such as: difficulties in the access of information, low community leadership in social control issue and resistance of public health workforce to see their performance in health sector as a matter to be account. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyzes the effects of changes of Banco de la República' s policy interest rate in the term structure. The evidence suggests that, in daily frequency, these reactions are not significant. However, with weekly data we found an anticipated reaction (one and three weeks before the movement) in the term structure in response to a change in the policy interest rate. Unfortunately the reaction has a "steepness effect" on the term structure, which may not support the expectations hypothesis of interest rates or may suggest a weak credibility and transparency of Banco de la República or both. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As a result of the weakness of traditional account ability models, different countries have been development new schemas to ensure the efficient and direct intervention of society on government control: Comités de Vigilancia in Bolivia; Veedurias Ciudadanas in Colombia or Contraloría Social in Mexico, etcetera. The success of these programs usually refers to the number of social control commit tees set up. None the less, the aim of this paper is to show, from a qualitative approach, the main characteristics of social control model implemented in the State of Mexico. The focal point is to understand who the actors are, how and where take place, as well as which tools are used on social control. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Water is a natural resource fundamental for quality of human life. Nevertheless, there are more than one billion people in the world without access to safe drinking water. The water crisis is mainly a crisis of governance, and corruption is one of the principal underlying factors. Due to the characteristics of water supply, the sector must be regulated. However, there are informational asymmetries in regulation, which are a cause of regulatory failures and make the sector more prone to corruption. In Colombia, water supply regulation has a legal structure that aims at stimulating participation, transparency, accountability and integrity. But, there is a significant gap between legal provisions and practice. This paper reviews the Colombian regulatory framework with the aim to identify such gaps and propose ways to strengthen the framework in order to safeguard the delivery of an efficient service to the users. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]