Ruling class

In sociology, the ruling class of a society is the <a href="/facts/Social_class/gJbHDVNc">social class</a> who set and decide the political and economic agenda of <a href="/facts/Society/PulvrYfa">society</a>. 
In Marxist philosophy, the ruling class are the class who own the <a href="/facts/Means_of_production/J7dkhvzF">means of production</a> in a given society and apply their <a href="/facts/Cultural_hegemony/eqsrsfXg">cultural hegemony</a> to determine and establish the <a href="/facts/Dominant_ideology/5RYTJyG4">dominant ideology</a> (<a href="/facts/Ideas/zK4ar1yv">ideas</a>, <a href="/facts/Culture/c5JgMqpX">culture</a>, <a href="/facts/Mores/3uUwAUm9">mores</a>, <a href="/facts/Norms_(sociology)/Qu2jGBz3">norms</a>, <a href="/facts/Tradition/5qkV7G2A">traditions</a>) of the society. In the case of the <a href="/facts/Capitalist_mode_of_production_(Marxist_theory)/3mYB4kAw">capitalist</a> <a href="/facts/Mode_of_production/KNzH0bPk">mode of production</a>, that class is the capitalist class, also known as the <a href="/facts/Bourgeoisie/Ho3RUrlA">bourgeoisie</a>. 
In the 21st century, the worldwide political economy established by <a href="/facts/Globalization/0locjSHH">globalization</a> has created a <a href="/facts/Transnational_capitalist_class/o0qUqUVt">transnational capitalist class</a> who are not native to any one country.

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Ruling class