Abstract
The aim of this transnational comparative research is to analyze if the practice of disclosure of financial information over the Internet by local governments of MERCOSUR countries has been taken into account to increase the transparency of government. To achieve this objective, we evaluate, for a sample of 374 local governments, the adoption rate and the extent of the practice of disclosure and we explore, through of interviews, any reasons related to the involvement of local politicians with this practice. The results indicate a limited number of local governments that adopt this practice of disclosure in MERCOSUR, due to the lack of political will, of human resources and of demand from citizens. Due to the almost nonexistent adoption of this disclosure practice in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela, the study of the extent of this practice was restricted to the Brazil, revealing a small and disparate extension. These results show that the local governments of MERCOSUR have not yet woken up to the potential of the Internet to increase the transparency of public management.
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