Shadow work

Shadow work in economics, is the unpaid labor in an economy through self service. The term was first used by Ivan Illich, in his 1981 book of the same title. An example would be self checkout at a supermarket.[1]

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  1. ^ Craig Lambert (October 29, 2011). "Our Unpaid, Extra Shadow Work". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/opinion/sunday/our-unpaid-extra-shadow-work.html?ref=opinion. Retrieved 2011-10-25. "This is “shadow work,” a term coined 30 years ago by the Austrian philosopher and social critic Ivan Illich, in his 1981 book of that title. For Dr. Illich, shadow work was all the unpaid labor — including, for example, housework — done in a wage-based economy. ..."