UNITY OF DIGITAL AND VIRTUAL ECONOMIES WITHIN CONCEPT OF DATAISM

Abstract

The article outlines the development of the digital and virtual economies and related concepts. In the introduction, the emphasis is put on the increasing role of the digital and virtual (intangible) economies. The literature review shows the diversity and similarity of the category apparatus of the digital and virtual economies. The methodological foundations of the study are based on descriptive, historical and logical approaches. The main results of the study are connected with the analysis of the concepts of digital economy, virtual economy and their relationship. The final part of the work shows how the concept of dataism allows to unite the concepts of virtual, digital and real economy. The article is concluded with a summary.