Lobbying Regulation: A pending task in Ecuador

Abstract

This paper analyze the lobbying regulation as a political participation mechanism acquired and commonly used by civil society. It draws a theoretical framework that argues how transparency contributes to lobbying legitimacy. Through an analytic comparative method, it is the aim of the article to prove lack of instruments within the Ecuadorian legal system, in contrast with the Chilean, Peruvian, Argentines and Colombian law, in order to foster transparency of interest groups influence.

KEYWORDS: lobby, civil society, democracy, regulation, public politics.

JEL CODE: G18, L51