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The Checks of the Councils: Understanding Local Horizontal Accountability’s Effects on Municipal Corruption in Latin America
Sat, April 15, 1:15 to 2:45pm CDT (1:15 to 2:45pm CDT), TBABrief Overview
To safeguard the quality of local democracy, municipal councils are expected to restrain the local executive. This article finds that municipal councils’ powers, organization, and constituency affect their ability to control corruption.