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Corruption practices seem to be entrenched within the Latin American political system; they are the consequence of weak institutions and a casuistic implementation of the law. Latin American’s perceptions of corruption in most State institutions reach very high levels; these perceptions are negatively associated to people’s satisfaction with life. Latin Americans are also used to pay bribes to public officers and this seems to reduce well-being; however, some people may find that bribes facilitate the access to public services with a corresponding well-being increase.
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Rojas, M. (2020). Corruption and Weak Institutions. In: Well-Being in Latin America. Human Well-Being Research and Policy Making. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33498-7_11
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