Globalisation is happening and is good, makes society better
Pessimistic globalists
Globalisation is happening but it's a negative feature of contemporary society
Held et al
Globalisation of crime increasedconnectedness with crime across national boarders and increased transnationalorganised crime
Castells
Global criminal economy is worth £1 trillion a year
Beck, global risk consciousness
Global crime creates new insecurities
economic migrants and asylum seekers have caused growing anxiety in Western countries
Pattern of organised crime, 'Glocal organisation'
Hobbs and Dunningham = organisation of crime is linked to globalisation > increasingly involves individuals acting as a 'hub' around a loose-knot network, linking to illegitimate activities
crime networks = 'glocal' system, crime is still locally based despite having global links
Pattern of organised crime, McMafia
Glenny = looked at McMafia organisations which emerged in Russia and Eastern Europe after the fall of communism > many displaced organisations
Lash and Urry
Corporations act transnationally, moving money, manufacturing, waste disposal and staff around the world to increase profits and lower regulation
Taylor
Capitalism deregulation led to greater job insecurity > less social cohesion and fewer jobs
Taylor
Globalisation creates new patterns of inequality > winners from process are richfinancial investors and TNCs
