Survey

1. What do you think about the global economic crisis?

Welcome to this worldwide exchange about the global economic crisis. You don't need to be an expert to participate: citizens' views and values can play an important part in shaping a better way of doing things. This deliberative poll draws on the analysis of many progressive experts, and their proposals for how society should respond to the crisis. Now it's up to us to decide what we think should be done.

The first step is for all of us to share our views on what principles or values we think should inform the rebuilding of the global economy. Just answer the questions below. Those ideas which find broad support will be delivered to the leaders of the world's biggest economies at the London Summit of the G20 on 2nd April -- and we'll launch campaigns to get their attention!

1. How central do you think the goal of economic growth and prosperity should be to societies worldwide, and how should it be reconciled with social and environmental priorities?

How central do you think the goal of economic growth and prosperity should be to societies worldwide, and how should it be reconciled with social and environmental priorities? a) Economic growth and prosperity should be our only goals, never to be compromised or confused by other priorities.

b) Economic success should be our main goal: social and environmental priorities are secondary, though desirable.

c) Social and environmental goals should be prioritised equally alongside economic prosperity, because a healthy and sustainable society requires success on all three fronts.

d) Economic prosperity should be a secondary goal, with social and environmental concerns taking priority.

e) Economic growth and prosperity are mainly destructive: we should focus instead on social and environmental goals.

Comment (optional):

2. What do you think in general about economic globalisation? Please tick the answer you most agree with.

What do you think in general about economic globalisation? Please tick the answer you most agree with. Globalisation in its current form is clearly a good thing, and it needs to be maintained and extended.

Globalisation can bring many benefits, but it can also do damage; it needs to be managed and governed better, to ensure that it does more to meet human and environmental needs, and to minimise its risks and costs.

Globalisation is mainly a bad thing. We should aim to reduce it, re-nationalising and localising everyone's lives around the world.

I'm not sure what I think about globalisation.

Comment (optional):

3. Please tick ALL those principles and goals which you think are vital to the global economy we need:

Please tick ALL those principles and goals which you think are vital to the global economy we need: Dynamism Efficiency Equity Fairness Flexibility	Freedom Humanity Innovation Redistribution Responsibility	Rule of law Stability Sustainability Transparency Trust
You can enter any vital principles which you think are missing from this list here (optional):

4. Do you think the global financial system and big financial institutions should be better regulated, and how?

Do you think the global financial system and big financial institutions should be better regulated, and how? No, no further regulation is needed.

Maybe, but self-regulation by the financial industry is the best approach.

Yes, tougher and more effective financial regulation is needed, but only at national level.

Yes, we need tougher and more effective financial regulation internationally as well as at the national level.

No, regulation isn't good enough -- we should stop most global financial flows instead.

I'm not sure.

Comment (optional):

5. In general, what do you think the role of government should be in our economies? Please choose the statement which is closest to your views.

In general, what do you think the role of government should be in our economies? Please choose the statement which is closest to your views. a) Markets should be completely free, and function best without interference. Any role for government should be a minimal one.

b) The economy and markets usually function best without public involvement, but government can play a useful role in providing basic infrastructure and light-touch regulation.

c) Some government involvement is necessary to help manage the economy, to enable markets to function more healthily while correcting their failures, and to provide public goods, essential services and public investment.

d) The state should be actively involved in most key sectors of the economy, because markets are flawed in many respects and the state is better at setting priorities and achieving goals.

e) Neither markets nor governments are much good at producing the right kind of economy or society.

f) There are several workable models for public involvement in or oversight of markets and the economy: each has its advantages and disadvantages, and there is no best way.

g) I'm not sure.

Comment (optional):

6. How do you feel about poverty and inequality, and what do you think should be done about them? Please choose the statement closest to your own view, and add any comments below that.

How do you feel about poverty and inequality, and what do you think should be done about them? Please choose the statement closest to your own view, and add any comments below that. The best solution to poverty is economic growth and wealth creation; little can be done about inequality, which is the inevitable consequence of free markets.

Extreme poverty and excessive inequalities are wrong in principle and damaging in practice. We need to act together to reduce them where this is practicable - through government redistribution at the national level, and internationally through aid and other kinds of help.

Current levels of poverty and inequality are simply unacceptable. We need to transform our approach to social justice, building more equal societies at home, and rebalancing the global economic system to help make the world fairer as a whole.

I'm not sure.

Comment (optional):

7. What do you think about the provision of basic services like health and education? Please choose the statement which is closest to your own view, adding any comments below.

What do you think about the provision of basic services like health and education? Please choose the statement which is closest to your own view, adding any comments below. Health and education benefit the individual, so it should be primarily for individuals to decide whether to fund their own healthcare and education.

Health and education are good for society as well as the individual, and are best provided collectively at the local or national level.

Everyone around the world should have a right to essential services like health and education, which are necessary for people to reach their full potential. These services should be funded accordingly at the national level, with international assistance for poor countries.

I'm not sure.

Comment (optional):

8. How do you think we should balance and reconcile environmental and economic priorities in general? Again, please select the statement which best reflects your views.

How do you think we should balance and reconcile environmental and economic priorities in general? Again, please select the statement which best reflects your views. Economic imperatives are paramount, and environmental goals should only be pursued where they do not conflict.

We need to strike the right balance between economic and environmental imperatives.

The climate crisis is a paramount imperative: we must end our economic reliance on carbon to prevent a climate catastrophe, while balancing other economic and environmental imperatives in general.

Environmental imperatives should always take priority over economic goals where they come into conflict.

I'm not sure.

Comment (optional):

9. Below are a range of commonly held views about the principles and challenges of international trade. Please tick ALL those statements with which you agree.

Below are a range of commonly held views about the principles and challenges of international trade. Please tick ALL those statements with which you agree. International trade is good in principle: it enables development in poorer countries and makes goods better value for people everywhere.

At present the process of trade liberalisation is in reality unbalanced, and neither fair nor free enough.

We need to accelerate trade liberalisation across the board and remove all barriers to free trade, because this will benefit everyone.

We should end trade liberalisation, and every country should protect its national industries.

Richer countries capable of providing effective social safety nets should open their markets to poorer countries first -- this will benefit their own people as well as helping to drive development elsewhere.

Social and environmental standards should increasingly be applied in the international trading system.

There should be a greater focus on local markets instead of international trade.

The real environmental costs of international trade, shipping and transportation should be taken into account.

Certain national interests must be protected from free trade, for instance food sovereignty and key industries.

I'm not really sure what I think about international trade.

Comment (optional):

10. When people talk about fixing the global economy, they talk about different kinds of priorities, some of which are listed below. Please say how important each of the following priorities is to you:

	Bad idea	Not very important	Quite important	Very important	Crucially important
Fixing fundamental flaws and imbalances in the global economic system	When people talk about fixing the global economy, they talk about different kinds of priorities, some of which are listed below. Please say how important each of the following priorities is to you: Fixing fundamental flaws and imbalances in the global economic system Bad idea	Not very important	Quite important	Very important	Crucially important
Stopping job losses, and creating more and better jobs	Stopping job losses, and creating more and better jobs Bad idea	Not very important	Quite important	Very important	Crucially important
Preventing a global depression by securing big, coordinated stimulus packages of public spending and investment	Preventing a global depression by securing big, coordinated stimulus packages of public spending and investment Bad idea	Not very important	Quite important	Very important	Crucially important
Putting better values and principles at the heart of our economic system	Putting better values and principles at the heart of our economic system Bad idea	Not very important	Quite important	Very important	Crucially important
Helping to prevent the economies of poorer, vulnerable countries from collapsing and dragging others down, by making appropriate funding available to them without conditions	Helping to prevent the economies of poorer, vulnerable countries from collapsing and dragging others down, by making appropriate funding available to them without conditions Bad idea	Not very important	Quite important	Very important	Crucially important
Investing in a green and sustainable recovery, building low-carbon infrastructure, industries and employment	Investing in a green and sustainable recovery, building low-carbon infrastructure, industries and employment Bad idea	Not very important	Quite important	Very important	Crucially important
Fixing fundamental failings in the global financial system - banks, markets and other institutions	Fixing fundamental failings in the global financial system - banks, markets and other institutions Bad idea	Not very important	Quite important	Very important	Crucially important
Bailing out banks and stabilising the system as soon as possible, so that "business as usual" can resume	Bailing out banks and stabilising the system as soon as possible, so that "business as usual" can resume Bad idea	Not very important	Quite important	Very important	Crucially important
Winding up banks which have failed, while protecting citizens, and creating better channels for needed finance	Winding up banks which have failed, while protecting citizens, and creating better channels for needed finance Bad idea	Not very important	Quite important	Very important	Crucially important
Creating more effective and accountable frameworks for global economic governance	Creating more effective and accountable frameworks for global economic governance Bad idea	Not very important	Quite important	Very important	Crucially important
Bringing more effective regulation to bear on all companies and markets to protect the public interest	Bringing more effective regulation to bear on all companies and markets to protect the public interest Bad idea	Not very important	Quite important	Very important	Crucially important
Reducing excessive levels of debt	Reducing excessive levels of debt Bad idea	Not very important	Quite important	Very important	Crucially important
Closing offshore havens, which are used by corporations and individuals to avoid tax, regulation and public scrutiny	Closing offshore havens, which are used by corporations and individuals to avoid tax, regulation and public scrutiny Bad idea	Not very important	Quite important	Very important	Crucially important
Making sure that funding and protection are available for global public goods like the environment, disease eradication and development	Making sure that funding and protection are available for global public goods like the environment, disease eradication and development Bad idea	Not very important	Quite important	Very important	Crucially important

Please add any priorities not mentioned above which you think are crucial (optional):

11. Which region of the world do you live in?

Which region of the world do you live in? Middle East

Europe

Asia

Oceania/Australasia

Africa

South/Latin America

North America

12. We are considering what evocative phrases or positive slogans will be most effective to communicate world public opinion at the London G20 Summit on the global economic crisis.

Please give us your opinion about the following phrases, by rating how well they reflect the messages that need to be communicated in just a few words:

	Weak	Okay	Good	Very good	Excellent
GO BIG	We are considering what evocative phrases or positive slogans will be most effective to communicate world public opinion at the London G20 Summit on the global economic crisis. Please give us your opinion about the following phrases, by rating how well they reflect the messages that need to be communicated in just a few words: GO BIG Weak	Okay	Good	Very good	Excellent
*WORK TOGETHER*	**WORK TOGETHER Weak**	Okay	Good	Very good	Excellent
PUT PEOPLE FIRST	PUT PEOPLE FIRST Weak	Okay	Good	Very good	Excellent
*GLOBAL NEW DEAL*	*GLOBAL NEW DEAL* Weak	Okay	Good	Very good	Excellent
GREEN JOBS, GREEN RECOVERY	GREEN JOBS, GREEN RECOVERY Weak	Okay	Good	Very good	Excellent
*YES WE CAN!*	*YES WE CAN!* Weak	Okay	Good	Very good	Excellent
ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE	ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE Weak	Okay	Good	Very good	Excellent

Please tell us here if you have another idea for a short phrase we should use (optional):

13. Thanks for giving your feedback on these principles!

If you want, you can use this box to add any comments or ideas that you think would be helpful at this stage (optional):

Thanks for giving your feedback on these principles!

If you want, you can use this box to add any comments or ideas that you think would be helpful at this stage (optional):

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1. What do you think about the global economic crisis?

1. How central do you think the goal of economic growth and prosperity should be to societies worldwide, and how should it be reconciled with social and environmental priorities?

2. What do you think in general about economic globalisation? Please tick the answer you most agree with.

3. Please tick ALL those principles and goals which you think are vital to the global economy we need:

4. Do you think the global financial system and big financial institutions should be better regulated, and how?

5. In general, what do you think the role of government should be in our economies? Please choose the statement which is closest to your views.

6. How do you feel about poverty and inequality, and what do you think should be done about them? Please choose the statement closest to your own view, and add any comments below that.

7. What do you think about the provision of basic services like health and education? Please choose the statement which is closest to your own view, adding any comments below.

8. How do you think we should balance and reconcile environmental and economic priorities in general? Again, please select the statement which best reflects your views.

9. Below are a range of commonly held views about the principles and challenges of international trade. Please tick ALL those statements with which you agree.

10. When people talk about fixing the global economy, they talk about different kinds of priorities, some of which are listed below. Please say how important each of the following priorities is to you:

11. Which region of the world do you live in?

13. Thanks for giving your feedback on these principles! If you want, you can use this box to add any comments or ideas that you think would be helpful at this stage (optional):

13. Thanks for giving your feedback on these principles!

If you want, you can use this box to add any comments or ideas that you think would be helpful at this stage (optional):