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The rise of digital capitalism and the social changes it caused: how to develop the digital economy in socialist China

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  • Xiaoqin Ding
  • Qiaoyan Chai

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Purpose - The study aims to take a step back and take the big picture of how digital capitalism is changing people's ways of living and production. On that basis, China should enhance its digital governance rationally and develop the digital economy efficiently, thereby bringing its socialist economy to new heights. Design/methodology/approach - The rise of digital capitalism in the 1990s has profoundly changed the ways of consumption, employment, production organization and investment in the realm of capitalism. Findings - Digital Capitalism has not changed the nature of capitalism, that is, exploitation and capital accumulation, which continue only in a more profound, extensive and covert way. Originality/value - For the economy of socialist China to grow in the new era, China should tap into digital economy platforms, take a people-centered approach and let the people jointly develop the digital economy, share the fruits of development and participate in the governance of the digital economy. The government should leverage its modern digital governance and a high-quality digital economy to meet people's ever-growing demand for a better life.

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  • Xiaoqin Ding & Qiaoyan Chai, 2022. "The rise of digital capitalism and the social changes it caused: how to develop the digital economy in socialist China," China Political Economy, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 6(1), pages 35-43, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:cpepps:cpe-10-2022-0017
    DOI: 10.1108/CPE-10-2022-0017
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