How social accountability fosters public integrity: the role of public policy councils in curbing corruption
James Batista Vieira
Abstract:Introduction: This article assesses the impact of social accountability, implemented through municipal public policy councils in the fields of health, education, and social assistance, on corruption. Materials and methods: The study adopts a quasi-experimental research design within a robust causal inference framework. A set of estimation techniques, such as regression, propensity score matching, and instrumental variables, is employed to establish a counterfactual for analyzing a random sample of 1,223 munic… Show more
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