「外籍新娘」現象是來自較低度發展國家婦女嫁往較高度發展國家的全球性現象的一環。本文提出分析架構，將「商品化跨國婚姻」視為資本主義發展下的副產品。資本主義發展導致不平等國際分工，並分別在核心、半邊陲及邊陲國家內部產生扭曲發展。而「商品化跨國婚姻」即為雙邊因扭曲發展而被邊緣化的男女，在資本國際化及勞力自由化的過程中，藉由國際婚姻謀求出路而產生的結果。而此跨國婚姻進一步對核心╱半邊陲及邊陲國家反饋，使資本主義獲得更進一步發展。再者，藉由跨國婚姻，國際分工具體化為不平等的人際關係，因此可稱為國際分工的人際關係化。

　　　　　The phenomenon of "foreign brides" is a global phenomenon whereby women from less developed countries marry and then move in with the families of men from more developed countries. The analytical framework of this paper views the "commodified transnational marriages" as a by-product of capitalist development. Capitalist development results in an unequal international division of labor, and separates countries into core, semi-peripheral and peripheral nation-states, while also distorting development within nations. "Commodified transnational marriages" are one way that men and women cope in societies distorted and marginalized by global capitalism and increasingly liberal labor markets. However, these transnational marriages, often in turn, reinforce the international division of labor into core, semi-peripheral and peripheral states, and in the end bolster capitalism's strength. Furthermore, "commodified transnational marriages" manifest the international division of labor within interpersonal relationships, localizing the international division of labor as an unequal relation between people.