The Impact of Platform Economy on Social Structure:The"Rebirth"of the Middle Classes of Small Business Owners and Its Implications
The platform economy is reshaping the traditional mode of organizational structures,leading to the miniaturiza-tion of organizational units in economic activities,and resulting in the rise of individual entrepreneurs or micro-enterprises reliant on network platforms.The trend of a decreasing number of the middle classes of small business owners and an increasing number of wage laborers during the industrial era is now reversing,with a growing number of the middle classes of small business owners and a declining number of wage laborers.This transition establishes the middle classes of small business owners as a significant force in the digital age,while the role of labor organiza-tions in economic and social development diminishes.The duality in the possession of the means of production for the middle classes of small business owners results in a corresponding duality in their status,behavior,and perspec-tives.The change in social structure necessitates corresponding economic and social institutional arrangements.Ad-hering to Marxist theoretical guidance entails an analysis grounded in Marxist perspectives on the possession of the means of production.It is crucial to examine the contemporary analytical value of classical Marxist theories regard-ing the middle class,revealing the"rebirth"and evolution of the middle classes of small business owners in the digi-tal era and its significant impact on social structure.This approach aims to enhance the theoretical understanding of the middle class.
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