在这些国家中，肆无忌惮的低层次腐败激怒着贫困人口；事实上，低层次腐败让贫困人口无法获得他们赖以生存的社会服务和基本政府功能。
Relentless low-level corruption is a major irritant for poor people in many of these countries; indeed, it limits their access to the social services and basic government functions that they often depend upon for their very survival.