Regulating Competition in the Digital Platform Economy: Russia and China Compared.

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    • Subject Terms:
      ELECTRONIC commerce; ECONOMIC conditions in China; HIGH technology industries; DIGITAL technology; GOVERNMENT policy; INSTITUTIONAL environment; BUREAUCRACY
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      RUSSIA; CHINA; UKRAINE
    • Abstract:
      In many countries, the rapid evolution of digital platform technology has triggered significant shifts in competition law. Many have interpreted China's recent moves as signaling a broader crackdown on private entrepreneurship. In Russia, even before the invasion of Ukraine, government policy became increasingly restrictive toward foreign internet platforms. This paper analyzes the development and enforcement of competition law in Russia and China. We show that both technologically driven changes in the ability of digital platform firms to exercise market power and changes in the external political environment affect the relative strength and coalitions of interested bureaucratic actors and influence policy outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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