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Welcome to the age of the platform nation

Oct 17, 2019

Facebook's share prices displayed at NASDAQ Marketsite, New York.

Facebook's share prices displayed at NASDAQ Marketsite, New York. Stock markets are better at valuing a 'service ecosystem' than traditional measures like GDP. Image: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Samir Saran

President, Observer Research Foundation (ORF)

Mihir Sharma

Senior fellow, Observer Research Foundation

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