A majority of people think that the rich are getting richer while the rest of society struggles, according to consultancy Edelman's Trust Barometer.
78% of respondents to Edelman's Trust Barometer agreed that elites are getting richer while regular people struggleMost workers expect their CEOs to speak up on issues such as income equalityFrancois G. Durand | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images
People in 15 countries are pessimistic about the future, with most believing they and their families will not be better off in five years' time, a trend that is particularly marked in developed countries such as Japan, France, Germany and Italy. The only two markets where people were more optimistic about their economic prospects than they were a year ago are South Africa, at 57% and the United Arab Emirates, which has seen a three percentage point increase to 75%.
"Business once paid only lip service to this kind of societal discontent but now it has leapt into the void left by populist and partisan government," said report author and CEO Richard Edelman.
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