Global Financial Institutions and International Economic Agreements as Instruments of Structural Privilege: Transnational Capital and the Reinforcement of Economic Dependency in the ‘New Imperial Age’ The rise of global capitalism in the post–Cold War era has been marked by the consolidation of financial power and regulatory influence by transnational corporations (TNCs) and investment firms, embedded … Continue reading To what extent do global financial institutions and international economic agreements structurally privilege transnational corporations and investment firms, thereby reinforcing patterns of economic dominance and dependency characteristic of a ‘new imperial age’ in global capitalism?