ISSN: 2265-6294

Corruption in local and regional governments: socio-cultural complexity and transdisciplinary coping strategies

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Juan Charry-Aysanoa,Luis José Quiñón-Tolentino,Juan Clímaco Prada-Onton,Flor Ulcida Tanta-Tongombo,Silvia Violeta Saldaña-Morales,Leslie Vivian Gutiérrez-Flores

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Objective The article aims to establish transdisciplinary strategies for dealing with corruption, a complex socio-cultural phenomenon affecting the country’s local and regional governments. Method It was developed from the perspective of the interpretative paradigm, qualitative approach and hermeneutic-phenomenological design. An in-depth interview was used to obtain the opinions of seven participants, all linked to the work of public management and governance and knowledgeable about the problem of corruption, regarding corruption and how to confront it from and with transdisciplinary research.

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