The key force driving this trend – technology – is playing multiple roles. The replacement of routine manual jobs by machines and robots is a powerful, continuing, and perhaps accelerating trend in manufacturing and logistics, while networks of computers are replacing routine white-collar jobs in information processing.
于是，发达国家的增长和就业出现了分离。这一趋势的关键推动力——技术在其中扮演者多重角色。常规人力岗位被机器和机器人取代是一个强大而持续的趋势，这一趋势在制造业和物流业中可能会进一步加速，与此同时，电脑网络正在取代信息处理行业的常规白领岗位。