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International anti-corruption missions are a novel tool for those countries affected by corruption and the infiltration of illicit networks in the public sector. These missions are established upon an agreement between a State and an international organization for the identification and dismantling of illicit networks, as well as to receive international technical support in the fight against corruption. This research examines the failures of institutionalization of anti-corruption public policies that were diffused by international missions and, therefore, tests the causal relationship through the design of public policies and process tracing. The theoretical causal mechanism consists, first, in the analysis of the configuration of the anti-corruption agenda; second, the formulation of the anti-corruption public policy; third, the failure of institutional change to disarticulate networks; fourth, the dilemmas in political interactions in transparency and therefore, the result is the failure of policy institutionalization and the deficit of accountability. In particular, the case of the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (cicig) established by the government of Guatemala and the United Nations from 2007 until its dissolution in 2019 will be discussed in this work. This case is significant for analyzing the role and impact of international missions as an anti-corruption tool for States. This research shows that these missions have a dilemma of institutionalization of policies in the beneficiary country due to problems of continuity with respect to the design and context of policies, mutation of corruption networks in the public system and their limits of intervention in restructuring the State. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper has as its objective to analyze how the relationship between public administration and public policy research is rethought when conceiving the latter as governmentality technologies. As a central argument, it claims that public policies are inscription by technical mediations, and their effects, in the order of governmentality are, at the same time, technologies affecting the comprehension of public policy field, State, public administration and society. The following section: methodology and results, was mapped based on "Corruption and fight against corruption in Colombia. Case analysis" study. Finally, we conclude that research in public policies, studied as governmentality technologies, must start by questioning the epistemic and ontological postulates of what has been conceived, from classical interpretations, such as public administration and the State/society relationship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Water is a natural resource fundamental for quality of human life. Nevertheless, there are more than one billion people in the world without access to safe drinking water. The water crisis is mainly a crisis of governance, and corruption is one of the principal underlying factors. Due to the characteristics of water supply, the sector must be regulated. However, there are informational asymmetries in regulation, which are a cause of regulatory failures and make the sector more prone to corruption. In Colombia, water supply regulation has a legal structure that aims at stimulating participation, transparency, accountability and integrity. But, there is a significant gap between legal provisions and practice. This paper reviews the Colombian regulatory framework with the aim to identify such gaps and propose ways to strengthen the framework in order to safeguard the delivery of an efficient service to the users. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The analyses the effects of anti-corruption measures in Colombia, including laws, policies, budget allocation and agency creation. The article makes a revision of these measures and then analyses various corruption indicators in order to conclude that there is a gap between Colombia's efforts and the historical levels of corruption (as measured by those indicators). There are some finishing remarks about possible actions that could modify this situation, to be considered in future comprehensive public policies on anti-corruption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The analyses the effects of anti-corruption measures in Colombia, including laws, policies, budget allocation and agency creation. The article makes a revision of these measures and then analyses various corruption indicators in order to conclude that there is a gap between Colombia's efforts and the historical levels of corruption (as measured by those indicators). There are some finishing remarks about possible actions that could modify this situation, to be considered in future comprehensive public policies on anti-corruption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Water is a natural resource fundamental for quality of human life. Nevertheless, there are more than one billion people in the world without access to safe drinking water. The water crisis is mainly a crisis of governance, and corruption is one of the principal underlying factors. Due to the characteristics of water supply, the sector must be regulated. However, there are informational asymmetries in regulation, which are a cause of regulatory failures and make the sector more prone to corruption. In Colombia, water supply regulation has a legal structure that aims at stimulating participation, transparency, accountability and integrity. But, there is a significant gap between legal provisions and practice. This paper reviews the Colombian regulatory framework with the aim to identify such gaps and propose ways to strengthen the framework in order to safeguard the delivery of an efficient service to the users. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]