However, many argue that in the past few decades our society has been experiencing an Information Revolution. With the wide acceptance of personal computers, more people have chosen their homes as the preferred place of work. This shift in how individuals and families live and work is a major characteristic of this new economy. If as few as ten to 20 percent of the work force as presently defined were to make this historic transfer over the next 20 to 30 years, our entire economy, our cities, our ecology, our family structure, our values, and even our politics would be altered almost beyond our recognition. The common idea of these terms is that they describe paid work in and from the home.
American researchers define Home-based work as paid work performed in and from the home.
In addition, it can cover work that is either done exclusively in the home or based out of the home. This writer studied the incidence of Home Industry on Guam with formal observations of Home Industry. Home Industry business owners were the target because Home Industry are governed by Public law 15-71. The definition of 'family members' means persons living in the same household and who are related within the third degree of consanguinity. A person applying for a home industry license shall not be required to receive endorsements from the Department of Land Nianagement, the Department of labor, Revenue and Taxation and from the Department of Public Works.