Economics & Finance
Localization Effect of Platform Economy
As digital platforms expand across multiple sectors and deepen their integration into everyday life, their impact is first and most acutely felt not at the national level, but at the concrete governance level of cities and neighborhoods. Platforms reshape not merely transaction mechanisms, but the underlying logic of spatial usage, resource allocation, and traffic management. These transformations create direct governance pressures for local authorities.
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