October 2023
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Platform infrastructures and systemic concentration in digital capitalism
Category : Capitalism, value and production systemsIn advanced capitalism, platforms have assumed a function that goes far beyond technological intermediation. They operate as essential economic infrastructures, through which informational, financial and decision making flows pass, structuring entire markets. This transformation is not episodic, but systemic. Like railway networks in the nineteenth century or major utilities in the twentieth century, digital platforms…
