Transparency as a limitation to corruption and stimulation of local development in the state of Mato Grosso

Abstract:

The transparency in government decisions prevents the proliferation of corruption by providing social control by local actors who cherish the continued flow of local development. In this scenario, the objective of this study is to identify the transparency tools that help in the fight against corruption and in the local development of the state of Mato Grosso. To reach the central objective, it was necessary to consult the literature, identify the existing transparency tools and, finally, analyze how transparency tools contribute to reducing corruption and local development. In summary, the methodology used in relation to the objectives is exploratory research and, concerning the technical procedures, is the documentary research, through the collection of secondary data whose statistical reports are predominant. The results show that the transparency tools generate universal positive impacts, indicated for any units of the Federation, since they stimulate the local development in combating corruption, either because they effectuate the empowerment and the social control, or because they impel commitment of the rulers with the full exercise of ethics and integrity, in order to prevail political legitimacy, the correct destination of public resources and the conscience of collectivity.

Keywords:
transparency; corruption; local development; impacts