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Towards a 'Friday' Model of International Trade: A Feminist Deconstruction of Race and Gender Bias in the Robinson Crusoe Trade Allegory

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A feminist deconstruction of the Robinson Crusoe trade allegory reveals the race and gender biases inherent in four assumptions underlying neoclassical economics and trade theory: Homo Economicus; freedom of choice; absence of barriers to switching labor and pursuing self-interest; and uniformity of the nation. Examples from the electronics and garment industries illustrate that socially constructed race and gender identities mediate an individual's articulation into the economy. A 'Friday' trade allegory, based on the relationship between Crusoe and Friday in the original novel, which explicitly recognizes the trade implications of racialized and gendered labor, is argued to provide a more relevant trade model.

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  • Melanie Samson, 1995. "Towards a 'Friday' Model of International Trade: A Feminist Deconstruction of Race and Gender Bias in the Robinson Crusoe Trade Allegory," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 28(1), pages 143-158, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:cje:issued:v:28:y:1995:i:1:p:143-58
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    1. Thorin, Maria, 2003. "The gender dimension of economic globalization: an annotated bibliography," Manuales 5593, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).

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