A recent blog article at Democracy Without Borders deals with a survey which came to the following conclusion: majorities in G20+ countries support global democracy proposals. I am always sceptical about such surveys, especially when they distort the results. In this case, the G20 was only able to analyse data from 18 member states. You can guess which two countries are missing.
Nevertheless, the analyses are interesting overall, as they clearly show the biggest obstacles to a functioning democracy at international level. This is one of the reasons why civil society campaigns such as "We the Peoples" are being slowed down. This is less about formal democracy and more about economic justice.
"Progressive taxation is seen as a crucial tool for addressing economic inequality and funding public goods and services."
"These policy preferences reflect a comprehensive vision of a more equitable, sustainable, and participatory society."
Taxes may be an effective instrument at national level. However, they can also burden the wrong people and lead to injustice, unrest and the strengthening of populist forces. Domestic political disputes in many democratic countries show this. At a global level, there is perhaps a better method: pseudo-lease instead of taxes. I have published an article on this at Stubstack:
KOMPENSO - a conceivable system of global justice and solidarity