Analysis of Transparency in the Municipal Chambers of Pernambuco/Brazil Part of the Information Access Law.

Journal of Public Administration and Governance, v. 8, p. 104-118, 2018

15 Pages Posted: 13 Jul 2020

See all articles by Jéssika Carolina Eurico de Albuquerque

Jéssika Carolina Eurico de Albuquerque

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Raimundo Lima Filho

University of São Paulo (USP); University of Pernambuco (UPE)

Josué Nunes de Araújo Júnior

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Josaias Santana Dos Santos

College of Applied and Social Sciences of Petrolina (FACAPE)

Agnaldo Batista da Silva

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Date Written: 2018

Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyze the transparency of public information in electronic portals of Municipal Chambers of Pernambuco. It is a descriptive research with quali-quantitative approach, and the data collection procedure is documentary research. Websites of 169 Municipal Chambers of cities that have population beyond ten thousand inhabitants were analyzed, based on indicators proposed by the Information Access Law, in its first paragraph of Article 8. The compliance level was established through six indicators for which a grade criterion was determined: a point to each item that was observed and zero to when it was not observed. After descriptive statistics were carried out, it was observed that the obtained results reached 30% of compliance in ranking of the most transparent, which is a value considered very low. Moreover, from analyzed variables (Population Size and Ranking; Population Size and Transparency; Ranking and total Revenue; Transparency and total Revenue) it was confirmed that only Population Size and Ranking have a positive relationship. Therefore, the compliance level of the Information Access Law is still in a remote stage from reaching transparency and it is justified by the amount of analyzed articles, bringing unsatisfactory results, considering the Law has been effective since 2012.

Keywords: information access law, transparency, municipal chambers

Suggested Citation

Albuquerque, Jéssika Carolina Eurico de and Lima Filho, Raimundo and Lima Filho, Raimundo and Júnior, Josué Nunes de Araújo and Dos Santos, Josaias Santana and Batista da Silva, Agnaldo, Analysis of Transparency in the Municipal Chambers of Pernambuco/Brazil Part of the Information Access Law. (2018). Journal of Public Administration and Governance, v. 8, p. 104-118, 2018, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3630801

Jéssika Carolina Eurico de Albuquerque

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Raimundo Lima Filho (Contact Author)

University of São Paulo (USP) ( email )

Rua Luciano Gualberto, 315
São Paulo, São Paulo 14800-901
Brazil

University of Pernambuco (UPE) ( email )

Salgueiro
Brazil

Josué Nunes de Araújo Júnior

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Josaias Santana Dos Santos

College of Applied and Social Sciences of Petrolina (FACAPE) ( email )

Petrolina
Brazil

Agnaldo Batista da Silva

affiliation not provided to SSRN

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