Corruption consolidation in local governments: Networks, opacity, and governance failures

Autores/as

  • Fernando Miramontes Forattini Dublin City University

Palabras clave:

Local Corruption Consolidation, Health Sector Corruption, Operation “Bad Paths,” Systemic Corruption Dynamics; Institutional Cooptation.

Resumen

    This article examines the consolidation of corruption in local governments through a case study of Operation “Bad Paths” in Manaus, Brazil. Using a theoretical framework that integrates networks, organizational mechanisms, opacity, and checks and balances, the study explains how systemic vulnerabilities enable corruption to become embedded and self-sustaining within governance systems. The analysis, grounded in legal and prosecutorial findings, highlights how public-private networks exploited weak oversight and simulated transparency to divert over 100 million Reais in health funds, exacerbating governance failures. Departing from traditional top-down anti-corruption strategies, this study introduces an innovative framework to understand local corruption through its unique socio-political and institutional contexts.

Biografía del autor/a

Fernando Miramontes Forattini, Dublin City University

    Marie Curie postdoc at Dublin City University on Corruption, Government Policies and Gender Violence. PHD in History at PUC-SP / University of Chicago. Co-Founder of Corruption in the Global South Research Consortium Dublin City University

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Publicado

2024-12-27

Cómo citar

Miramontes Forattini, F. (2024). Corruption consolidation in local governments: Networks, opacity, and governance failures. Journal of Public Governance and Policy: Latin American Review, (10), 1-24. Recuperado a partir de https://journalofpublicgovernance.cucea.udg.mx/index.php/jpgp/article/view/7941