Abstract

SANDOVAL BALLESTEROS, Irma Eréndira. Institutionalization vs Burocratization in Combating Corruption in Mexico. Gest. polít. pública [online]. 2023, vol.32, n.2, pp.29-59.  Epub Feb 19, 2024. ISSN 1405-1079.  https://doi.org/10.60583/gypp.v32i2.8120.

Mexican anti-corruption law has been one of the most complex, sophisticated, and robust on the globe. Distinct federal statutes and different federal institutions are responsible for overseeing and regulating public spending as well as punishing corrupt behavior on the part of public officials. Through a close analysis of what we call the anticorruption pentagon we will argue that Mexico is also an excellent example of how the design of new laws and the investment of enormous amounts of human and financial resources in new anti-corruption institutions do not necessarily improve the situation on the ground. Indeed, the Mexican case suggests that an excess institutionalization of traditional anti-corruption initiatives may in fact hurt more than help the cause.

Keywords : bureaucracy; organizations; administrative law; corruption; Mexico; National Anti-Corruption System.