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| nameofpractice =Mordida | |||
| flagemoji =🇲🇽 | |||
| definition =Lit. ‘to bite’, euphemism for a bribe or backhander | |||
| location =Mexico | |||
| imagemap =Mexico map.png | |||
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}} | [[:Category:Redistribution|Redistribution]] – [[:Category: Substantive ambivalence| Substantive ambivalence]] – [[:Category: Sociability of instrumentality| Sociability of instrumentality]] – [[:Category: Economies of favours| Economies of favours]] | ||
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''' | [[:Category:Mexico|Mexico]] – [[:Category: North America| North America]] – [[:Category: Latin America| Latin America]] – [[:Category: Euphemism| Euphemism]] – [[:Category: Food| Food]] – [[:Category: Bribe| Bribe]] – [[:Category: Payment| Payment]] – [[:Category: Favour| Favour]] | ||
| authorofpiece =Claudia Baez-Camargo | |||
| authorinstitution =Basel Institute on Governance, Switzerland | |||
In Mexico, ''mordida'' is a term widely used to refer to a bribe<ref>Morris, S. D. 2003. ‘Corruption and Mexican Political Culture’, Journal of the Southwest, 45(4): 671–708.</ref>. The word literally translates as ‘bite’ from Spanish. While the origins of this secondary use of the word are contested, probably the most recurrent explanation given by Mexicans is that it alludes to police officers and other public officials being seen as dogs, on the lookout for an innocent citizen to take a bite out of. It is significant that several studies<ref>Del Castillo, A., and Guerrero, M. A. 2003. ‘Percepciones de La Corrupción En La Cuidad de México¿ Predisposición Al Acto Corrupto?.’ Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, http://presupuestoygastopublico.org/documentos/transparencia/DT_134.pdf</ref><ref>Bailey, J. and P. Paras. 2006. ‘Perceptions and Attitudes about Corruption and Democracy in Mexico’. Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos, 22 (1): 57–82, doi:10.1525/msem.2006.22.issue-1.</ref> have found that ''mordida'' is the one practice consistently identified by Mexicans as an unambiguous expression of corruption, whereas, in spite of an increasing awareness of the impact of corruption, average citizens appear to struggle to come up with a more abstract definition of the concept<ref>Del Castillo, A., and Guerrero, M. A. 2003. ‘Percepciones de La Corrupción En La Cuidad de México¿ Predisposición Al Acto Corrupto?.’ Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, http://presupuestoygastopublico.org/documentos/transparencia/DT_134.pdf</ref>. | | authorwebsite =[https://www.baselgovernance.org/about-us/people/claudia-baez-camargo Profile page at BG]}} | ||
<big>'''By Claudia Baez-Camargo, Basel Institute on Governance, Switzerland'''</big> | |||
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[[Category: Bribe]] | |||
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|style="font-size:1.1em;"|In Mexico, ''mordida'' is a term widely used to refer to a bribe<ref>Morris, S. D. 2003. ‘Corruption and Mexican Political Culture’, Journal of the Southwest, 45(4): 671–708.</ref>. The word literally translates as ‘bite’ from Spanish. While the origins of this secondary use of the word are contested, probably the most recurrent explanation given by Mexicans is that it alludes to police officers and other public officials being seen as dogs, on the lookout for an innocent citizen to take a bite out of. It is significant that several studies<ref>Del Castillo, A., and Guerrero, M. A. 2003. ‘Percepciones de La Corrupción En La Cuidad de México¿ Predisposición Al Acto Corrupto?.’ Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, http://presupuestoygastopublico.org/documentos/transparencia/DT_134.pdf</ref><ref>Bailey, J. and P. Paras. 2006. ‘Perceptions and Attitudes about Corruption and Democracy in Mexico’. Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos, 22 (1): 57–82, doi:10.1525/msem.2006.22.issue-1.</ref> have found that ''mordida'' is the one practice consistently identified by Mexicans as an unambiguous expression of corruption, whereas, in spite of an increasing awareness of the impact of corruption, average citizens appear to struggle to come up with a more abstract definition of the concept<ref>Del Castillo, A., and Guerrero, M. A. 2003. ‘Percepciones de La Corrupción En La Cuidad de México¿ Predisposición Al Acto Corrupto?.’ Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, http://presupuestoygastopublico.org/documentos/transparencia/DT_134.pdf</ref>. | |||
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[[File:mordida.jpg|400px|thumb|left|Police officers have a literal bite in Mexico City]] | [[File:mordida.jpg|400px|thumb|left|Police officers have a literal bite in Mexico City]] | ||
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At the national level, there are several instruments that quantify the prevalence of the ''mordida'' in Mexico. One example is the Índice de Corrupción y Buen Gobierno published by Transparencia Mexicana, which ranks 35 public services according to the frequency of households reporting to have used a ''mordida'' to obtain a service (Transparencia Mexicana 2011). Another available data source is the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP): it conducts surveys every other year, including questions on the prevalence of ''mordidas'' given to police officers and other public officers. The results are published the results in a searchable database. | At the national level, there are several instruments that quantify the prevalence of the ''mordida'' in Mexico. One example is the Índice de Corrupción y Buen Gobierno published by Transparencia Mexicana, which ranks 35 public services according to the frequency of households reporting to have used a ''mordida'' to obtain a service (Transparencia Mexicana 2011). Another available data source is the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP): it conducts surveys every other year, including questions on the prevalence of ''mordidas'' given to police officers and other public officers. The results are published the results in a searchable database. | ||
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