Article: Erosion of Support for Free Market System: Global Poll

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Contact: Steven Kull of the Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) at the University of Maryland, +1-202-232-7500

Supporters of Free Market Look for Strong Government Regulation

COLLEGE PARK, Md., April 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Majorities in most countries continue to support the free market system, but over the last two years support has eroded in 10 of 18 countries regularly polled by GlobeScan. In several countries this drop in support has been quite sharp.

The latest polling was completed before the current stock market volatility that began earlier this year.

Back in 2005 only one country polled -- France -- had more citizens disagreeing than ...

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