Transparencia política y económica de las corporaciones municipales. Las webs de los ayuntamientos de las localidades más pobladas de Madrid

This article analyzes the situation of Spanish political transparency through a case study. Specifically, \nwe collect the data of an investigation carried out on the political transparency existing, through its \nweb pages, in the most populated municipalities of the Autonomous Community of Madrid (Spain). \nFrom a sample of 34 municipalities, the results regarding the transparency of the Corporations are \npresented: Who are the political representatives? How do they manage collective resources? How \nare the economic resources managed: budgets, salaries, contracts, subsidies ...? The methodology \nis based on content analysis to respond to a total of 38 indicators. The results are relevant for viewing \nthose indicators that are most frequently fulfilled in relation to the total; and in turn, a contrast of the \ndata is made by strata according to population. The conclusions lead us to believe that transparency \nis becoming more and more frequent in Spain, especially since the moment when legislation was \nbegun on this reality, although there are still aspects that can be improved