 OECD also notes that Mexico's budgeted expenses for poverty alleviation and social development is only about a third of the OECD average.In 2012 it was estimated that Mexican cartels employed over 450,000 people directly and a further 3.2 million people's livelihoods depended on various parts of the drug trade.In cities such as Ciudad Juárez, up to 60% of the economy depended on illegitimate money making.