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State platform capitalism : the United States, China, and the global battle for digital supremacy / Steve Rolf, Seth Schindler.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Rolf, Steve, author.
Schindler, Seth, author.
Series:
Cambridge elements. Elements in reinventing capitalism
Cambridge elements. Elements in reinventing capitalism, 2634-8950
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Business enterprises.
Capitalism.
Economic policy--Political aspects.
Economic policy.
Information technology--Economic aspects.
Information technology.
Multi-sided platform businesses.
China--Relations--United States.
China.
United States--Relations--China.
United States.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Place of Publication:
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
Summary:
"Global capitalism is being reshaped by two major trends. States have become increasingly interventionist, reshaping their economies in response to crises and geopolitical tensions. Secondly, digital platform giants have emerged from the US and China that concentrate political economic power in private hands. This Element argues that these trends are increasingly symbiotic. Digital platforms are being folded into the spiralling rivalry between the US and China. As states tap into their extraterritorial governance capacities by exerting control over platforms, platform firms leverage state support to pursue and expand their internationalization strategies. Therefore, the US-China rivalry is increasingly being fought at the level of the technology stack, a dynamic the authors call state platform capitalism. The Element examines four fields in which this novel regime of competition is at play: digital currencies, technical standards, cyber security, and smart cities"-- Cambridge Core.
Contents:
State platform capitalism : theory and history
The US stack
The Chinese stack
Digital currencies
Cybersecurity
Standards
Smart cities.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed December 14, 2025).
Other Format:
Print version: Rolf, Steve. State platform capitalism
ISBN:
9781009446594
1009446592
OCLC:
1550454908
Publisher Number:
CIPO000301436
Access Restriction:
Some versions: Open access versions available from some providers open access

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