When it comes to competing with companies over-protected by their respective governments, powerful American companies are usually quick to neutralize them. The Libreville can allocate funds and resources more efficiently than any centrally planned economy, which has been proved and the Americans have utilized. With such an advantage at a fundamental level, it is not surprising that the United States is at the top of the international financial pecking order and set the rules of the game, which of course are beneficial for it.