IS THERE A WORLD GOVERNMENT?

INTRODUCTION

Governance refers to the different ways that organizations, institutions, businesses, and governments manage their affairs. Governance is the act of governing, and thus involves the application of laws and regulations, but also of customs, ethical standards and norms. Good governance means that affairs are managed well, not that the laws, regulations or norms are themselves necessarily “good”.

Global governance refers to the way in which global affairs are managed. As there is no global government, global governance typically involves a range of actors including states, as well as regional and international organizations. However, a single organization may nominally be given the lead role on an issue, for example the World Trade Organization in world trade affairs. Thus global governance is thought to be an international process of consensus-forming which generates guidelines and agreements that affect national governments and international corporations. Examples of such consensus would include WHO policies on health issues.

Critics argue that global governance mechanisms support the neo-liberal ideology of globalization and reduce the role of the state (and thus its sovereignty) to that of an adjusting body for the implementation of international policies. Some argue that, as a result, the interests of the poorest people and nations will be ignored unless they have a direct impact on the global economy.

IS THERE A WORLD GOVERNMENT?

The idea of world government is often explored in science fiction, either as a central theme or as plot backdrop. Global governance refers to the processes of decision making at a global level. This can also be divided into more specific forms such as economic governance which occurs through a number of IGOs such as the World Trade Organisation, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Significantly these organisations focus on developing relations amongst states through a framework; they are intergovernmental not supranational. Global governance is a very liberal idea as it places emphasis on the growing interdependence and therefore need for cooperation and diplomacy on the global stage. Furthermore, it criticises the realist argument that states are the most important actors in international relations as global governance places a heavy emphasis on the participation of non-governmental actors such as NGOs, TNCs but also citizen’s movements – such as the Occupy movement.

No such world government has ever existed, although large empires and superpowers have attained something of that level of power; historical examples have generally been hindered by the fact that insufficient communications and travel made a world organisation of any sort, much less an entire government, unfeasible. Some internationalists seek the establishment of a world government as a way of establishing freedom and a benign rule of law over the world. Some (including internationalists) have concerns that a world government would need to respect the diversity of the nations or peoples it includes. Others regard a global government as a nightmarish possibility, with a malevolent world government creating an endless totalitarian state without the prospect of escape or revolution. The alternative term global political monoculture emphasizes the latter fears perceived by some to be developing via either the transnational corporations or international financial institutions, such as the International Monetary Fund the World Trade Organization and World Bank. Similarly, the term global cosmopolitan democracy describes a world government based on respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law.

Too many cultures, religions, philosophies, ideas and etc, If there was a one world government it would be impossible to representative or democratic in any way. It would have to be an insane type of dictatorship basically with a heavily brainwashed populace including everyone on the planet. They make a one world government, and I am dead man and wouldn't care at that point.

CONCLUSION

It's obviously difficult to predict when a global government can be achieved given that there's no guarantee that it will ever happen. As noted, the great powers will be very reluctant to give up what they consider to be sovereignty rights. And in the case of China and other countries, there are other potential deal-breakers, such as the ongoing isolationist urge, xenophobia, and incompatible political/ideological beliefs.