The U.S. hegemony crisis is partly economic and social, derived from the failure of neoliberalism as an alternative to the accumulation crisis and its social consequences; but it is, above all, the result of changes brought about in power structures. This hegemony crisis could be understood as the loss or depletion of the economic structure, the political organization, and the ideological orientation instruments created after World War II, which are necessary to maintain a stable world order. Marco Gandásegui, founding leader of the CLACSO “United States Studies” Working Group (WG), assumed this crisis as a result of a “global” phenomenon. However, in his internal determinations related to the American power structure, he stressed its changes in the context of “neoliberal globalization.” He interrogated the ability, or lack thereof, of the American capitalist class or internal bourgeoisie to tackle the crisis, in a context of disarticulation and weakening of the working class.

美国霸权危机部分是经济和社会危机，源于新自由主义的失败，它是积累危机及其社会后果的替代选择；但这首先是权力结构变化的结果。霸权危机可以理解为第二次世界大战后创造的经济结构，政治组织和意识形态取向工具的丧失或枯竭，这对于维持稳定的世界秩序是必不可少的。CLACSO“美国研究”工作组（WG）的创始负责人MarcoGandásegui认为这次危机是“全球”现象的结果。但是，在关于美国权力结构的内部决定中，他强调了在“新自由主义全球化”背景下的变化。他审问了这种能力，或缺乏这种能力，