Platform economy: the level of elaboration of the problem of setting up and development

The authors have analyzed the problem of setting up and development of the platform economy and the reflection of this problem in foreign, Russian and Chinese economic literature. Authors consider the main approaches of researchers to the definition of the concept of «platform economy», its features and technical and technological foundations. The authors have correlated this concept with other concepts that characterize the modern economy (digital economy, sharing economy, sharing economy, sharing economy, new economy). The platform economy is an element of the new economy, which has an ever-increasing impact on all aspects of the modern society. That phenomenon transforms the relationships of the main economic agents of society (households, companies, the state) based on digital online technology platforms. Authors have analyzed some areas of research of the platform economy, its role in the development of modern society and the building of business models by modern companies. It is noted that Chinese economists have raised the issues of the social responsibility of the platform companies and regulation of new relationships in the platform economy. The authors have stressed attention to the new situation of employment, changes in the national and global labour markets, overcoming national borders by the labour market, the growth of the social stratum of the self-employed and increasing their share in the production of goods and services.