This book makes a significant contribution towards understanding the new class structures of post-industrial societies and the changing processes of social stratification and mobility.

Introduction - G[/ through o]osta Esping-AndersenPost-industrial Class Structures - G[/ through o]osta Esping-Andersen An Analytical FrameworkTrends in Contemporary Class Structuration - G[/ through o]osta Esping-Andersen, Zina Assimokopoulou and Kees van Kersbergen A Six-Nation ComparisonThe Post-industrial Stratificational Order - Jon Eivind Kolberg and Arne Kolstad The Norwegian ExperienceClass Inequality and Post-industrial Employment in Sweden - Michael T[small o above a]ahlinIs there a New Service Proletariat? The Tertiary Sector and Social Inequality in Germany - Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Gianna Giannelli and Karl Ulrich MayerPost-industrial Career Structures in Britain - Jonathan GershunyDoes Post-industrialism Matter? The Canadian Experience - John Myles, Garnett Picot and Ted WannellCareers in the US Service Economy - Jerry A JacobsMobility Regimes and Class Formation - G[/ through o]osta Esping-Andersen