The chapter argues that globalization has become the new grand theme of virtually
all social sciences. It supports the uncommon view that globalization is an elite-driven
phenomenon. Therefore, global elite should be at the center of scholarly investigations. In
this context, the chapter concludes that neo-Marxism is best equipped to address the topic
of global elite. The reason lies in the virtues of neo-Marxist concept of transnational
capitalist class (TCC). The review of the literature on TCC is probably the most thorough one,
because it also includes less known authors. The chapter stresses that neo-Marxists are the
only academics who relatively systematically study transnational elite clubs. Origins of the
TCC theory dates back to Stephen Gill's pioneering analysis of Trilateral Commission.
The chapter argues that globalization has become the new grand theme of virtually all social sciences. It supports the uncommon view that globalization is an elite-driven phenomenon. Therefore, global elite should be at the center of scholarly investigations. In this context, the chapter concludes that neo-Marxism is best equipped to address the topic of global elite. The reason lies in the virtues of neo-Marxist concept of transnational capitalist class (TCC). The review of the literature on TCC is probably the most thorough one, because it also includes less known authors. The chapter stresses that neo-Marxists are the only academics who relatively systematically study transnational elite clubs. Origins of the TCC theory dates back to Stephen Gill's pioneering analysis of Trilateral Commission.