Preface -- 1. Evaluating transparency and accauntability in México: national, local and comparative perspectives -- 2. The Chllenge of transparency: a review of the regulations govering accesss to public public information en mexican states -- 3. The role of the regulatory improvement program in strengthening the rule of law in Mexico -- 4. Accountability and democratization: reviewing public accounts in Sonora -- 5. When and why do law and reality coincide? De jure and de facto judicial independence in Chile an Mexico -- 6. Neighborhood organizations, local accountability and the rule of law in two mexican municipalities -- 7. Transparency and accountability: multiple paths to constructing public space in Mexico