[SOLVED] Globalization and British Politics

In terms of the political aspect in one country, the idea of globalization or the creation of a world government was first described by Dante Alighieri, an Italian writer in the 14th century, as a centralized global constitution governing laws that promote international peace and order. Oppositions however argued against international understanding wherein the authority and command of a government within its jurisdiction especially in terms of environment and economics will be influenced by external control (Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia, 2003). The word globalization had been used to offer clarification, significance, and knowledge about the essential characteristics of new age capitalism (Murphy, 1994). It suggests several discrete processes and developments which involve the international level and joins them into one centrally dominant procedure of change. Substantial interest focuses on the practical application of information technology into the procedure of production with the simultaneous action in the process of changing the administration, system, and communications which is at the commercial, communal, and state levels. Giddens (1997) cited that the effects of globalization are not exclusively consistent. He argued that the 1997 British general elections resulted in an overwhelming electoral victory but a surprising downfall in turnout. He credited this as an outcome of a decline in belief, trust, and assurance of the people to the elected officials in institutions or government agencies.