Government at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean 2024
The 2024 edition of Government at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean provides the latest available evidence on public administrations and their performance in the LAC region and compares it to OECD countries. It includes indicators on trust in public institutions and satisfaction with public services, as well as evidence on good governance practices in areas such as the policy cycle, budgeting, public procurement, infrastructure planning and delivery, regulatory governance, digital government and open government data. Finally, it provides information on what resources public institutions use and how they are managed, including public finances, public employment, and human resources management. Government at a Glance allows for cross-country comparisons and helps identify trends, best practices, and areas for improvement in the public sector. Governance indicators are especially useful for monitoring and benchmarking governments’ progress in their public sector reforms. Each indicator in the publication is presented in a user‑friendly format, consisting of graphs and/or charts illustrating variations across countries and over time, brief descriptive analyses highlighting the major findings of the data, and a methodological section on the definition of the indicator and any limitations in data comparability.
Also available in: Spanish
Managing conflicts of interest and lobbying
Identifying, regulating and managing potential conflicts of interest among policy makers, as well as potential undue influence from interest groups, are key elements to strengthen and enhance transparency and accountability. Failure to identify and manage conflicts of interests correctly can undermine the impartiality of policy making and service delivery. If not appropriately regulated, conflicts of interest can also open the door for potential policy capture by private interest groups. Likewise, while interest groups provide valuable insights on public policies, the misuse of lobbying practices can result in them exerting undue influence through the use of covert information or manipulation of public opinion, prioritising their interests over public ones.
Also available in: Spanish
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