People in low and medium GDP countries are especially supportive of governments, not companies, owning their natural resources.
Where their country's natural resources are concerned, a majority of people surveyed prefer government ownership over private ownership of water, forests, and minerals. While only a few accept the argument that ownership does not really matter, over twice as many in the North as in the South think so-probably reflecting greater confidence in good governance in societies of the North.
Citizens of the South are especially supportive of government ownership, with two-thirds or more in many countries. On a country basis, Russians, Poles, and Chinese are most inclined to endorse this approach. Conversely, barely a majority of people in the North support government ownership of natural resources, most notably the United States, where only one in five think that government should own these resources.
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