What you see is definitely not what you get if you look at modern industrial economies in the traditional way. Underlying the visible monetary economy is a whole non-monetary area of activity which is both invisible and undervalued. Without the strong shoulders of the bottom characters in this totem pole the market economy at the top would quickly tumble down. Underground economy Cash transactions which are hidden to avoid taxes or illegal like drug trafficking, prostitution and pornography. The natural resource base is the largest and most basic support for the monetary economy.
All economic activity depends on the survival of healthy, natural ecosystems.
All transactions and relationships involve money - including wages, consumption, production, investment and savings. Government expenditure Money spent by government on social security, defence, education and infrastructure like roads, bridges, airports, sewers and public transport. Social economy All non-market economic activities. Also includes barter or skill exchanges.