On the role of transnational corporations in the economy in the context of globalization
This article describes approaches to the study of the globalization process and the definition of its concept. The study is based on the points of view of domestic economists and political scientists, statistical data on the scale of activities of transnational corporations in the modern world. The causes and driving forces of globalization are studied. It is stated that nowadays there are several trends of globalization in the legal, state and political spheres, each of which entails specific economic consequences.