T he dramatic transformation of the economy and social trends observed during the 1990s warrant a re-examination of the theory of the informational society.Since work is at the core of social structure -and one of the most direct expressions of structural change -analysis of employment and occupational trends offers insights into the actual impact of the new informational economy.It was indeed only in the 1990s that networked computers diffused widely and came to dominate the information-processing activities at the core of the advanced industrialized economies.1 By 2000, the new informational paradigm, associated with the emergence of the network enterprise, was well in place with solid foundations upon which to unfold.This period also coincided with a dramatic reversal of fortunes between the Japanese and A merican economies.The phenomenal performance of the U nited States' economy, with its innovative, jobcreating and dynamic growth capabilities, stands in sharp contrast to the economic woes of Japan, which continues to suffer from a "lost decade" of half-hearted structural reform, mounting bad loans and rising unemployment as a result of globalization.
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