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ABSTRACT
The aim of this paper is to analyse the level of implementation by Spanish local authorities of the Transparency Act (19/2013), and their voluntary information disclosure in areas where such disclosure is obligatory in other EU countries. We identify the main factors that may influence the implementation of this Act and the self-regulation policies adopted. Our analysis highlights the existence of delays among some local authorities, with notable differences between municipalities with larger and smaller populations, in implementing the Act, and also the fact that many municipalities are committed to achieving transparency, often going beyond minimum legal requirements. Factors such as population size, the political ideology of the governing party and the education level and economic capacity of the population are related to the level of implementation of transparency and self-regulatory policies in this respect by local authorities. We acknowledge that the 2013 Act was still being implemented during the period analysed.
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Alejandro Saez-Martin
Alejandro Saez-Martin is researcher in Government Administration in the Department of Economics and Business at the University of Almerıa, FPU/2013 grant from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MCINN). His articles have appeared in journals, including Social Science Computer Review, Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy, Local Government Studies.
Carmen Caba-Perez
Carmen Caba-Perez is an assistant professor in the Department of University and Business at the University of Almeria. Her articles have appeared in journals including The American Review of Public Administration, International Review of Administrative Science, Social Science Computer Review, Online Information Review, Government Information Quarterly, Public Relations Review and Information Development.
Antonio Lopez-Hernandez
Antonio Lopez-Hernández is professor of Public Management at the University of Granada and General Controller of the Andalusia Government. His articles have appeared in journals including The American Review of Public Administration, International Review of Administrative Science, Online Information Review, Government Information Quarterly, and Public Administration and Development.