World Publics Say Governments Should Be More Responsive to the Will of the People: Governments Widely Seen as Serving Big Interests, Not the People

Abstract

A WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of 19 nations conducted around the world finds that, in every nation polled, publics support the principles of democracy. At the same time, in nearly every nation, majorities are dissatisfied with how responsive their government is to the will of the people.