Economics & Finance
Infrastructure as Monetizable Asset
When a production factor evolves from a 'cost expense' into a 'tradable resource,' control over its allocation and pricing shifts from the executor to the economic hub. Rather than merely purchasing and consuming infrastructure, enterprises convert it into service commodities and extract rents from it. This marks a structural shift in the economy from user-oriented to supplier-oriented.
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