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Globalisation is the process by which the world is becoming more interconnected, where increasingly it makes sense to talk about a global culture, economy and politics rather than focusing on individual nations. This process has a significant impact on crime both because crime itself is becoming increasingly global (with cyber crime, people smuggling, international terrorism, etc.) and also because the effects of globalisation can have knock-on effects on criminality. For example, it is argued that globalisation has led to many companies exporting their manufacturing jobs to developing countries leading to unemployment, under-employment and deskilling in countries like the UK and the USA which, in turn, according to left realists, can lead to relative deprivation which is a significant cause of crime.