Internal Control Units, a municipal organism to fight corruption

Authors

  • Arturo Durán Padilla El Colegio de Jalisco
  • Freddy Mariñez Navarro El Colegio de Jalisco

Abstract

This article reviews the progress and stagnation (setbacks) regarding municipal anti-corruption systems. We focus on Internal Control Units (ICU) or Internal Auditing Units of three local governments (Zapopan and Tlaquepaque in Jalisco, and Poza Rica in Veracruz). We view these Internal Control Units, as strategic areas, where it is possible to find potential capacities to prevent, address and correct illicit practices against public resources. Currently in Mexico there are no other evident alternatives oriented to conduct coordination tasks within local administrations. Administrative fragility, absence of transparent processes, as well as a lack of technical capabilities within municipalities in Mexico provide singular conditions for corruption. Our central purpose is to analyze ICUs functioning, their institutional environment and interactions between them. This allows to observe results, difficulties and provide a groundwork to discuss new trends to evaluate their performance. Keywords: municipal anti-corruption system, local goverment, internal control units, corruption, local institutions

Author Biographies

Arturo Durán Padilla , El Colegio de Jalisco

Ph.D. in Political and Social Sciences (UNAM). Professor at El Colegio de Jalisco. He coordinates the Political and Government Research focused on politics, government and local management institutionalization. Member of the Research Group International Center for Information Ethics, Stuttgart Media University, Germany, and CONACYT´s thematic networks of the Metropolitan Governance and the Interinstitutional Program for Research in Accountability and Corruption (PIRC-CIDE). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5035-8081

Freddy Mariñez Navarro, El Colegio de Jalisco

Ph.D. in Political Sociology (Université Laval, Canada). Professor at El Colegio de Jalisco where he coordinated the Ph.D program in Social Sciences. National Researcher (SNI), CONACYT. Chaired Jalisco´s Anti-Corruption System (Nov. 2018-Oct. 2019). Member of the Latin American Group for Public Administration (GLAP-LAGPA). His research interests focus on public management, public policy and anti-corruption systems. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7217-6249
Durán, A. y Mariñez, F. (2022). Internal Control Units, a municipal organism to fight corruption.

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Published

2022-12-01

How to Cite

Durán Padilla , A. ., & Mariñez Navarro, F. . (2022). Internal Control Units, a municipal organism to fight corruption. Journal of Public Governance and Policy: Latin American Review, (8), 47 -. Retrieved from https://journalofpublicgovernance.cucea.udg.mx/index.php/jpgp/article/view/7703

Issue

No. 8 (2022): Journal of Public Governance and Policy: Latin American Review

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Articles