ABSTRACT
It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that the world has become a much smaller place. The pace and thrust of globalisation in all its manifestations, from the e-enabled communications revolution, liberating low-cost travel, and the internationalisation of financial markets (however flawed) are defining characteristics of our times. Undeniably, many human economic and democratic benefits occur because of it. But equally undeniably, organised crime (or in some cases, more correctly, disorganised crime) has recognised the opportunity that the globalised condition brings to their distorted capitalist enterprises.
