{"id":3158,"date":"2002-09-05T13:08:21","date_gmt":"2002-09-05T17:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/?p=3158"},"modified":"2008-10-14T16:02:12","modified_gmt":"2008-10-14T20:02:12","slug":"how-big-is-mexicos-problem-chart-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/how-big-is-mexicos-problem-chart-2\/3158\/","title":{"rendered":"Chart 2: Cost of Bribes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"caption\">\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/files\/2008\/09\/wa_img_cause4murder_chart2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3159\" title=\"wa_img_cause4murder_chart2\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/files\/2008\/09\/wa_img_cause4murder_chart2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"289\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sources: Transparencia Mexicana, Financial Times, CIA World Factbook 2001<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to Transparencia Mexicana, Mexican households participated in 214 millions acts of corruption. Families paid $2.3 billion in bribes in 2001 to receive public services &#8212; from getting phone service to obtaining exception from military service &#8212; a sum equivalent to about one percent of Mexico&#8217;s gross domestic product. The average bribe in Mexico amounted to an estimated $10. A Mexican family, the organization reports, pays an average of $109.50 in bribes each year &#8212; not an insignificant number in a country where the average annual income is $9,100.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sources: Transparencia Mexicana, Financial Times, CIA World Factbook 2001 According to Transparencia Mexicana, Mexican households participated in 214 millions acts of corruption. Families paid $2.3 billion in bribes in 2001 to receive public services &#8212; from getting phone service to obtaining exception from military service &#8212; a sum equivalent to about one percent of Mexico&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-interviews","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How Big Is Mexico&#039;s Problem? ~ Chart 2: Cost of Bribes | Wide Angle | PBS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Big Is Mexico&#039;s Problem? ~ Chart 2: Cost of Bribes | Wide Angle | PBS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sources: Transparencia Mexicana, Financial Times, CIA World Factbook 2001 According to Transparencia Mexicana, Mexican households participated in 214 millions acts of corruption. 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