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EPQ - World vs National Government - Coggle Diagram
EPQ - World vs National Government
Politics
Civil wars
Syria, Afghanistan
Secession movements
Scotland
Sicily
Catalan
US States
Kurdistan
Hong Kong
Are humans too divided to be a unified world?
Can this be changed?
Conflicts
Russia - Ukraine War
Ethiopia - Eritrea Conflict
Advantages:
World Organisations have more resources
No need for duplicate organisations in each country
More resources to solve world problems i.e. inequality
Potentially room for no more war
Where would the administrative head of this government be?
Considerations
Is the place safe?
Could a place be made safe?
Does it have the infrastructure to host a large government (or the capability for existing infrastructure to expand)?
Does it represent people?
Could a planned city be build to service a large government?
Could multiple cities be used to improve representation?
What would the logistical and cost challenges be of having Government agencies spread around the world?
Could digital solutions work? i.e. online conferencing?
Would that government still be efficent?
The UN do spread agencies around the world currently (HQ in New York and Food and Agriculture organisation in Rome)
History
Failure of the League of Nations
Exceptional circumstances at the time
Nationalism was a cause of WW1 + WW2
Economics
Economies of Scale
World Currency
Exchange rates
Potential problems regarding interest rates
Chance of capital leaving less developed regions
End of tariffs
Open Borders
Simplification of taxation
Simplification of legislation
Global resources could solve world problems
Global language could enable better trade
System of Government
Autocracies
Examples
Russia
China
Afghanistan
Republic / democratic
Different Systems
Representative Democracy
Systems
Proportional Representation
Presidential
Semi-Presidential
First Past the Post
Possible Question: How many Representatives would be needed to run an entire planet?
Direct Democracy
Pros
Very high representation among the public
Cons
Very divided society
Potentially very beaurocracy
Public may not fully understand the legislation that they are voting for
Can take a lot of time to plan referendums and elections
Federal Democracy
What level of autonomy would districts have?
Would the World Government be able to override local laws?
Is there a risk that the world government may be too weak?
For example, the United Nations have very limited powers
Would a country have the right to secede?
Could the European Union be a good base for building a World Government?
what punishments would there be for districts not complying with Global laws?
How would districts be run?
Would they all have democratic governments?
Would some districts be run as dictatorships, like their national counterparts are?
Would there be a place for constitutional monarchies (such as the United Kingdom) in this world order?
How would the leader(s) of this world government stay accountable to the public?