Economic activity outside official records—cash work, barter, under-the-table services, mutual aid—which serves both survival when formal employment fails and flourishing when people choose autonomy over regulation. Understanding the informal economy reveals both the fragility of those without formal protections and the enduring human capacity to create value outside official systems.
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