CORRUPCIÓN POLÍTICA EN EL SECTOR PÚBLICO E IMPACTO EN EL CRECIMIENTO ECONÓMICO DEL ESTADO ECUATORIANO

Abstract

Within the last few decades, nations have perceived a decline in justice and order, social disintegration, and political instability. One of the reasons for socioeconomic decline is the lack of prevention and control mechanism against corrupt events within the public administration. The objective of this study is to analyze the aspects of corruption in public management in Ecuador, in order to determine its impact on economic growth. The theoretical-methodological conception of the study is based on the statutes of compliance with good ethical practices of public management Fecha: 30 enero 2024 and the rights that citizens have in achieving their objectives. Through quantitative studies, reflected in this work, it was obtained that between the years 2010 and 2018, in terms of public procurement, the cost of corruption reflects a loss of between 10% to 30%. While Ecuador's legal capacity has improved its performance in the last two years, but presents results lower than the regional averages in terms of judicial independence and efficiency, and government transparency. It is concluded that as a result of the fragility of the public sector and the vulnerability of its officials due to illicit acts, the quality of governance in the country is decadent and the socioeconomic development of Ecuador is immersed in a rocky path that prevents the achievement of its institutional objectives to provide credibility in its public organizations.