Making of the Consumer Economy

Prelude to Suburbia

Location, Location, Location

1950-70: Peak of the Consumer Economy

A Startling Observation

264 Turnaround Counties

Turnaround?

A Prediction Made in 1990

How Good Was the Prediction So Far?

New Visions of the Good Life

The First Three Perishable Economies

The Fourth Perishable Economy

The Fifth Perishable Economy

The First 3 Regions of Opportunity

Today's and Tomorrow's Regions of Opportunity

Schizomania and Major Depressions

Evolution of a Theory

Predicting Penturbia

A Map of Penturbia as of 2005

The Fate of California and Florida