ABSTRACT
In the last chapter, it was shown that the persistence of self-provisioning challenges the view that the household is no longer a productive sphere in late capitalism. In this chapter, attention turns towards the extent to which unpaid community work persists in deprived urban neighbourhoods, by which we mean unpaid work conducted by household members for those who live in other households. Is it the case that all exchange relations are now conducted through monetary exchange or is there the persistence of unpaid community work? If so, what is its extent? What are the characteristics of such exchange? Is it mostly between relatives or does unpaid exchange still persist between neighbours and/or friends? And what are the motivations of the suppliers and consumers of such exchanges?
