Corruption is a problem that can be considered to be almost endemic at a global level. Its impact on the economy and governmental systems is worrying. The journalist, activist and writer Lydia Cacho (Mexico), an expert on this matter and its consequences, will talk to Gustavo Gorriti. The author of a number of books, founder of the CIAM women’s centre in Cancun, and human rights activist with a particular focus on the rights of women and children, she has won many awards around the world for her work.