This article reviews “The network of global corporate control” by Vitali et al. (2011) where the authors use modern network theory to analyze the centralization of global corporate control. Specifically, they calculate how a central core of transnational corporations (TNCs) have control over the total operating revenue of all transnational corporations. They find that out of 43,060 transnational corporations, 737 top shareholders control about 80 percent of the value of all TNCs. This control is centralized in the financial sector and extends to other sectors of the economy, including manufacturing and services. TNCs are more global than ever before. They are in virtually every country of the world and comprise a world capitalist system.

本文回顾了Vitali等人的“全球公司控制网络”。（2011年），作者使用现代网络理论来分析全球公司控制权的集中化。具体来说，他们计算跨国公司（TNC）的核心如何控制所有跨国公司的总营业收入。他们发现，在43,060家跨国公司中，有737位大股东控制着所有TNC价值的80％。这种控制集中在金融部门，并扩展到经济的其他部门，包括制造业和服务业。跨国公司比以往任何时候都更具全球性。他们几乎在世界上的每个国家中，都构成了世界资本主义体系。