Resumen

VALENZUELA MENDOZA, Rafael Enrique. Cooperative Federalism as a Catalyst for an Open Government. Rev. mex. cienc. polít. soc [online]. 2013, vol.58, n.219, pp.19-44. ISSN 0185-1918.

The paper aims at outlining a framework of analysis that substantiates the significance of collaboration among governments, under the assumption that a rigid system of competition tends to result in the splintering of public affair solutions in government agendas. Cooperative federalism, to the degree that it may produce intergovernmental relations, points towards a support of holistic solutions to demands written into the action plan that serves as a precondition to enrollment in the Open Government Partnership (OGP). The proposal presented by Mexican representatives during the June 2012 meeting in Brasilia, envisioning governmental aperture at the subnational and local levels, would have more possibilities of success if minimal bases for cooperative federalism that may serve to manage public affairs are set forth previously.

Palabras llave : cooperative federalism; intergovernmental relationships; open government; collaboration; interdependence.