Economic theory says no.

Schizomania says yes. A resounding yes. The influence of society on all preferences lies at the root of all economic behavior. For over two centuries, economic theory has cut us off from that root.

A society split by two incompatible visions good life produces uncertainty and an unstable economy. I call the final phase of that conflict "schizomania."

We are in the midst of an episode of schizomania that will likely persist until 2020. Until then, the prospects for a stable economy will continue to decline.

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Every new region of opportunity comprises a unique stew of architecture, neighborhoods, culture, politics and ambiance. But what determines its distinctive character? What prompts the rise of a successor, and must every rise be followed by a fall? Until my Regions of Opportunity (Random House, 1986) was published, these questions delineated a dark continent, relatively unexplored, widely misunderstood.

Counties of the fifth region of opportunity I call penturbia. Expect penturban counties to grow vigorously in the decades ahead. For planners, investors and householders, 96 pages of innovative maps (see Appendix, pp 190-289) show declining suburbia, rising penturbia and the unaffected remainder. For 3,107 counties, they compress data on four periods of changing percentage shares of national population: 1930-1950, 1950-1970, 1970-1990 and 1990-2004. The maps also indicate my predictions of likely growth or decline.

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