Economics & Finance
Government-Directed Capital Lock-in on Technology Tracks
When governments directly invest in companies through industrial funds, they intensify capital concentration and policy bias in that sector, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of 'official endorsement → financing advantage → entrenched market position.' While this accelerates near-term commercialization of the technology, it may suppress competition from alternative solutions and reduce innovation diversity over time.
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