Transparency in public administrations

Abstract

Citizens are trying to improve their voting power by obtaining more information from public administrations. Most countries have had access to information in public administrations for the last few years. This, influenced by the large corruption indices experienced, makes it necessary for governments to practice full transparency in terms of the right of access to information. The objective of this study will first reflect the situation of each country in terms of information opacity, and then focus on Spain as the basis for the study of its public administrations and political parties. To what extent does the trend in transparency from countries like Sweden and the United States affect other countries? At what level of transparency and corruption are they related terms? We will rely on the main Spanish political parties in order to get a practical basis for our work and to make the necessary observations until we reach the conclusion of the relationship between transparency and corruption.