家庭代工是臺灣外包制度的基層磐石。本文分析的重點在於：外包邏輯如何展 現在外包點與家庭代工之中？為什麼家庭代工可以忍受工作常變換、工作量不穩定、及低 單價的代工？我們試圖由外包邏輯的運作中，探索由外包衝突發展成外包共識( subcontracting consent)的過程。我們切入的方式是看家庭代工如何經驗、因應 及運作 外包關係及其所帶來的後果。概言之，本文以家庭代工與發包者之間的關係為主軸，分析 政治經濟學範疇(category)的社會文化意義。第一節我們將回顧對家庭代工的研究，並點 出本文獨特的分析角度：從家庭代工的日常運作中，看外包制度如何形成。第二節將介紹 臺灣外包點、家庭代工及產業後備軍的一些背景。第三節分析內涵在外包邏輯中的衝突， 第四節則將探討如何由外包衝突發展成外包共識。結論中我們將強調極度市場化的外包關 係如何取得具有共識成分的社會意義。

　　　　　Homeworkers constitute the bottom layers of the subcontracting network in Taiwain. How is the subcontracting logic manifested in the subcontracting point and in the ways the homeworkers operate the subcontracting system? Why are the homeworkers are able to tolerate the constant change of task, the fluctuating amount of work and, most important of all, the invariably low piece wage? How are the conflicts embedded in the subcontracting system transformed into a "subcontracting consent"? Through an in-depth study of the subcontracting point and the homeworkers in Taiwain, I want to decipher the social meaning of the prevalent homework that makes up the "invisible factory" in Taiwan. This study aims at an integration of political-economy analysis and socio-cultural exploration.