Good Administration, Transparency and Efficiency: Evidence from Colombian Municipalities

This paper argues that transparency is a main element of good administration, while efficiency must be understood as the result of good administration in general and of transparency in particular. The research explores the relationship between transparency and efficiency in Colombian municipalities by comparing the Open Government Index (IGA) with the efficiency component of the National Planning Agency's Integral Performance Index (IDI). It finds an important and statistically significant association between the fulfillment of legal requirements regarding information and greater levels of efficiency of local provision of certain goods and services.