{"id":9039,"date":"2021-04-22T10:04:58","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T15:04:58","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-04-23T23:57:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T03:57:02","slug":"people-in-u-s-western-europe-differ-over-what-needs-more-fixing-their-nations-political-or-economic-system","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2021\/04\/22\/people-in-u-s-western-europe-differ-over-what-needs-more-fixing-their-nations-political-or-economic-system\/","title":{"rendered":"People in U.S., Western Europe differ over what needs more fixing: Their nation\u2019s political or economic system"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the United States and Western Europe, many people support large scale, systemic change. Across four countries surveyed in November and December of last year, around four-in-ten or more in every country describe either their <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2021\/04\/22\/many-in-western-europe-and-u-s-want-economic-changes-as-pandemic-continues\/\">economic<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2021\/03\/31\/many-in-us-western-europe-say-their-political-system-needs-major-reform\/\">political system<\/a> as needing at least major changes if not complete reform. But what people prioritize \u2013 and whether they prioritize <em>both<\/em> economic and political changes \u2013 varies by country, according to a new analysis of Pew Research Center data. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are five key findings about people\u2019s attitudes toward systemic reforms in the U.S., France, Germany and the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"is-style-alternate wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"how-we-did-this\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;how-we-did-this&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init---scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>How we did this<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__prc icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n\t<path fill=\"currentColor\" transform=\"translate(0 0) scale(0.046875)\" d=\"M256 512A256 256 0 1 0 256 0a256 256 0 1 0 0 512zM232 344l0-64-64 0c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24s10.7-24 24-24l64 0 0-64c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24s24 10.7 24 24l0 64 64 0c13.3 0 24 10.7 24 24s-10.7 24-24 24l-64 0 0 64c0 13.3-10.7 24-24 24s-24-10.7-24-24z\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__prc icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n\t<path fill=\"currentColor\" transform=\"translate(0 0) scale(0.046875)\" d=\"M256 512A256 256 0 1 0 256 0a256 256 0 1 0 0 512zM184 232l144 0c13.3 0 24 10.7 24 24s-10.7 24-24 24l-144 0c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24s10.7-24 24-24z\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This report is based on an analysis of two questions which asked people about the degree to which their county\u2019s political and economic systems require reform. Results of the question about political reform were previously reported <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2021\/03\/31\/many-in-us-western-europe-say-their-political-system-needs-major-reform\/\">in a March 2021 report<\/a>, and results of the question about economic reform <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2021\/04\/22\/many-in-western-europe-and-u-s-want-economic-changes-as-pandemic-continues\/\">can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For this analysis, we used data from nationally representative telephone surveys of 4,069 adults from Nov. 10 to Dec. 23, 2020, in the U.S., France, Germany and the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;questions&nbsp;used for this report, along with responses, can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/PG_2021.03.31_Political-Grievances_TOPLINE.pdf\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/PG_2021.04.22_Economic-Grievances_TOPLINE.pdf\">here<\/a>, and the survey&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/methodology\/international-survey-research\/international-methodology\/all-survey\/all-country\/all-year\">methodology<\/a> can be found here.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-420-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-14767\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2021\/04\/22\/people-in-u-s-western-europe-differ-over-what-needs-more-fixing-their-nations-political-or-economic-system\/ft_2021-04-21_econreform_01-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e2e6e6\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e2e6e6;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/ft_2021.04.21_econreform_01.png?resize=480,453 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/ft_2021.04.21_econreform_01.png?resize=782,737 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/ft_2021.04.21_econreform_01.png?resize=840,792 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"396\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/ft_2021.04.21_econreform_01.png?w=420\" alt=\"Americans prioritize political reforms over economic ones; Germans, the opposite\" class=\"wp-image-14767 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-has-big-number wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Only in the U.S. do more people say the political system needs changes than their economic system.<\/strong> Around one-in-five Americans (18%) think their political system needs complete reform, and another 47% say it requires major changes, compared with 10% and 40%, respectively, who say the same about the economic system. Germany, on the other hand, is the only country among the four where more people say their economic system needs at least major changes than say this about the political system. In France and the UK, similar shares see the need for reforming the political and economic systems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-has-big-number wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A majority in France want major reforms for both their economic and political system, as do about four-in-ten in the U.S. and UK. <\/strong>In France, 57% of people say both their political and economic system require at least major changes, compared with 18% who think neither need to be reformed. About two-in-ten or fewer in all four countries say either <em>only<\/em> the political system or <em>only<\/em> the economic system needs reform. In the U.S. and UK, a smaller share \u2013 42% and 37%, respectively \u2013 say major changes are needed in both areas. In Germany, the largest share (39%) of the public say no reforms are needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-640-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-14772\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2021\/04\/22\/people-in-u-s-western-europe-differ-over-what-needs-more-fixing-their-nations-political-or-economic-system\/ft_21-04-21_econreform_venn-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eaebeb\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eaebeb;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/FT_21.04.21_econreform_venn.png?resize=480,568 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/FT_21.04.21_econreform_venn.png?resize=782,925 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/FT_21.04.21_econreform_venn.png?resize=960,1136 960w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/FT_21.04.21_econreform_venn.png?resize=1200,1419 1200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/FT_21.04.21_econreform_venn.png?resize=1280,1514 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"757\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/FT_21.04.21_econreform_venn.png?w=640\" alt=\"In France, a majority seek major changes to both the political and economic systems, as do pluralities in the U.S. and UK\" class=\"wp-image-14772 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although between 30% and 57% of people in the four countries want at least major changes to both their political and economic system, few (5% or less) in any country want \u201ccomplete reform\u201d of both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-has-big-number wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In the UK and U.S., those on the ideological left are much more likely to call for major changes to both the political and economic system. <\/strong>In the UK, 55% of those on the left say major changes are needed for both the political and economic system, compared with 28% of those on the right. Similarly, in the U.S. \u2013 where respondents placed themselves on a scale between liberal and conservative, rather than left and right \u2013 68% of liberals prioritize changing both systems, compared with 26% of conservatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-310-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-14760\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2021\/04\/22\/people-in-u-s-western-europe-differ-over-what-needs-more-fixing-their-nations-political-or-economic-system\/ft_2021-04-21_econreform_03-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e9e9e9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e9e9e9;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/ft_2021.04.21_econreform_03.png?resize=480,528 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/ft_2021.04.21_econreform_03.png?resize=620,682 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"341\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/ft_2021.04.21_econreform_03.png?w=310\" alt=\"Ideological divides in attitudes toward reforming political and economic systems in the U.S., UK and France\" class=\"wp-image-14760 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Germany, the left and right are about equally likely to say major changes are needed for both the political and economic systems, but the ideological left is much more likely to say reform is needed for <em>just<\/em> the economic system (30% compared with 17% of the right).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are also sizable partisan differences in the U.S. and UK and more minimal ones in France and Germany. For example, 57% of Democrats and those who lean toward the Democratic Party think both the U.S. economic and political system require major changes or complete reform, compared with 22% of Republicans and Republican leaners. In the UK, 50% of Labour Party supporters favor political and economic reforms, compared with 19% of Conservative Party supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-has-big-number wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Those who have favorable views of <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2021\/03\/31\/political-grievances-appendix-b-classifying-european-political-parties\/\">populist parties<\/a> are, in general, no more likely to seek major changes to the political and economic system than those who have unfavorable views of these groups.<\/strong> In France, for example, 59% of those who have a favorable view of the right-wing populist National Rally think both major economic and political reforms are needed \u2013 and about as many (57%) who have <em>unfavorable<\/em> views of this party agree. Views on needed reforms are also similar between supporters and nonsupporters when it comes to left-wing populist party La France Insoumise and right-wing populist AfD in Germany. And, in the UK, those who have a favorable view of the Brexit Party (Reform UK) are actually more likely (57%) than those who have an unfavorable view of the party (28%) to say <em>no<\/em> major reforms are needed to either the political or economic system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-640-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-14755\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2021\/04\/22\/people-in-u-s-western-europe-differ-over-what-needs-more-fixing-their-nations-political-or-economic-system\/ft_2021-04-21_econreform_04-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"dadacd\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dadacd;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/ft_2021.04.21_econreform_04.png?resize=480,386 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/ft_2021.04.21_econreform_04.png?resize=782,629 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/ft_2021.04.21_econreform_04.png?resize=960,773 960w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/ft_2021.04.21_econreform_04.png?resize=1200,966 1200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/ft_2021.04.21_econreform_04.png?resize=1280,1030 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"515\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/ft_2021.04.21_econreform_04.png?w=640\" alt=\"Supporters and nonsupporters of populist parties in France and Germany share views of economic and political reforms\" class=\"wp-image-14755 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-has-big-number wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Political and economic dissatisfaction color people\u2019s desires for major systemic change, as does a belief that one\u2019s government has not done a good job handling the coronavirus pandemic.<\/strong> Those who distrust their government or who are dissatisfied with democracy are more likely to call for both political and economic changes. In Germany, for example, those who are dissatisfied with democracy are about three times as likely to say both economic and political changes are needed as those who are satisfied (66% vs. 21%). In all four countries surveyed, those who say the statement \u201celected officials care what ordinary people think\u201d does <em>not<\/em> describe their country well are more likely to call for both political and economic reforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-310-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-14749\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2021\/04\/22\/people-in-u-s-western-europe-differ-over-what-needs-more-fixing-their-nations-political-or-economic-system\/ft_2021-04-21_econreform_05-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ebebeb\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ebebeb;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/ft_2021.04.21_econreform_05.png?resize=480,531 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/ft_2021.04.21_econreform_05.png?resize=620,686 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"343\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/ft_2021.04.21_econreform_05.png?w=310\" alt=\"Satisfaction with democracy related to desire for political and economic reform\" class=\"wp-image-14749 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those who do not think they have a good chance to improve their own standard of living and who think the economy is doing poorly are also more likely to support systemic political and economic changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People who think their country has done a bad job dealing with the <a href=\"\/www.pewresearch.org\/topics\/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19\/\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a> are also more likely to say political and economic changes are needed than those who think their country has handled things well. In France, for example, 72% of those who think their country has done a bad job think political and economic changes are needed, compared with 44% of those who approve of France\u2019s COVID-19 response.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are five key findings about people\u2019s attitudes toward systemic reforms in the U.S., France, Germany and the UK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":584,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"sub_headline":"","sub_title":"","_prc_public_revisions":[],"_ppp_expiration_hours":0,"_ppp_enabled":false,"wpai_generated_summary":"","apple_news_api_id":"28785e9d-fd03-4f50-931c-53cae55f2809","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==","apple_news_api_created_at":"2021-04-29T14:47:34Z","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2021-05-10T16:57:13Z","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/AKHhenf0DT1CTHFPK5V8oCQ","apple_news_api_pending":"1713063422","apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_auto_publish":"","relatedPosts":[],"datacite_doi":"","datacite_doi_citation":"","_prc_seo_qr_attachment_id":0,"spoken_article_player_enabled":true,"displayBylines":true,"footnotes":"","prc_watchers":[],"_prc_fork_parent":0,"_prc_fork_status":"","_prc_active_fork":0},"categories":[232,125,250,395,93,109,59],"bylines":[954],"datasets":[],"_post_visibility":[],"formats":[467],"_fund_pool":[],"languages":[],"regions-countries":[515],"research-teams":[525],"workflow-status":[],"collection":[],"class_list":["post-9039","short-read","type-short-read","status-publish","hentry","category-economic-conditions","category-global-economy-trade","category-global-trade","category-international-political-values","category-issue-priorities","category-national-conditions","category-political-ideals-systems","bylines-laura-silver","formats-short-read","regions-countries-united-states","research-teams-global"],"label":"Short Read","post_parent":0,"word_count":1003,"canonical_url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2021\/04\/22\/people-in-u-s-western-europe-differ-over-what-needs-more-fixing-their-nations-political-or-economic-system\/","charts":[],"art_direction":{"A1":{"id":14794,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/FT-21.04.21_PoliticalEconReform_topic.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/FT-21.04.21_PoliticalEconReform_topic.png?w=564&h=317&crop=1","width":564,"height":317,"chartArt":false},"A2":{"id":14784,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/FT-21.04.21_PoliticalEconReform_crop.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/FT-21.04.21_PoliticalEconReform_crop.png?w=268&h=151&crop=1","width":268,"height":151,"chartArt":true},"A3":{"id":14784,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/FT-21.04.21_PoliticalEconReform_crop.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/FT-21.04.21_PoliticalEconReform_crop.png?w=194&h=110&crop=1","width":194,"height":110,"chartArt":true},"A4":{"id":14784,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/FT-21.04.21_PoliticalEconReform_crop.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/FT-21.04.21_PoliticalEconReform_crop.png?w=268&h=151&crop=1","width":268,"height":151,"chartArt":true},"XL":{"id":14794,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/FT-21.04.21_PoliticalEconReform_topic.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/FT-21.04.21_PoliticalEconReform_topic.png?w=720&h=405&crop=1","width":720,"height":405,"chartArt":false},"social":{"id":14789,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/FT-21.04.21_PoliticalEconReform_feature.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/FT-21.04.21_PoliticalEconReform_feature.png?w=1200&h=628&crop=1","width":1200,"height":628,"chartArt":false}},"_embeds":[],"prc_checklist":{},"watchChildPosts":false,"watchers":[],"table_of_contents":[],"datacite_doi":"","prc_seo_data":{"title":"Does political or economic system need change? 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