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Mexicans, like many other people around the world, have little love for their politicians these days. In a September 2015 poll, the public ranked Mexico鈥檚 political parties and its two houses of Congress among the country鈥檚 least-trusted civic institutions. President Enrique Pe帽a Nieto also scored badly鈥攏o surprise, given that he, his wife, and at least five senior government officials, including cabinet members, have been accused of corruption and conflict of interest in recent years.

Public frustration with government is nothing new in Mexico, where corruption has long undermined the country鈥檚 development. According to the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness, a think tank, each year corruption costs the country between two and ten percent of its GDP, reduces investment by five percent, and eliminates 480,000 jobs from small- and medium-sized businesses. But recently, the Mexican government has begun to act on these issues. Finance Minister Luis Videgaray tackled financial reforms during the first two years of his administration, which began in 2012, and Pe帽a Nieto鈥檚 administration established the country鈥檚 new National Anti-Corruption System, which implements stronger punishments for corrupt practices. In the last few years, the government has finally begun to acknowledge the scope of the problem and its costs, in both economic and political terms...