THE PLATFORM STATE
Governance in the Digital Age

THE PLATFORM STATE

There are two parts of the economy: the infrastructure, and the dynamic market layer built on top of it. The infrastructure is the roads, the housing, the energy grid, the universities, the rules.

The Platform State is the idea that government's core job is building and managing that infrastructure layer competently enough that business, family life, and innovation can thrive on top of it.

Fig. 01 — Two Layers of the Economy
The Dynamic Layer Business · Family life · Innovation
built on top of ↓
The Infrastructure Layer Roads · Housing · Energy grid · Universities · Rules