Questioning financial hegemonies

This chapter analyses how financial actors question the growing economic inequalities and financial supremacy over democratic governance. It examines individual and institutional mechanisms creating inequality, from neoliberal masculine subjectivity that pursues unlimited accumulation to organisational changes prioritising profit over ethics. The analysis explores finance’s domination over state institutions through unjust legal systems, political influence and offshore tax avoidance, while examining how digitalisation (particularly flash trading and algorithmic predictions) can intensify inequalities. The chapter illustrates tensions between masculine economic and political spheres, showing how financial hegemony threatens democratic governance.