Reinventing Collapse: The Soviet Example and American Prospects Book

Introduction     vii
The Soviet Example     1
The Collapse of the Soviet Union: An Overview     7
My Return to Russia     9
My Premise     15
Superpower Similarities     19
The Myth of Inclusiveness     23
Technological Progress     25
The Cost of Technological Progress     33
Militarism     35
World's Jailers     42
Evil Empires     47
Bankruptcy     49
Collapse of Legitimacy     52
The Collapse Gap     59
Collapses in General     60
Housing     62
Transportation     66
Employment     69
Families     73
Money     76
Consumerism     79
Food     82
Medicine     89
Education     93
Ethnicity     98
Religion     100
Energy     101
Inevitable Conclusion     105
Collapse Mitigation     107
Reasonable Expectations     110
Political Solutions     113
Private Sector Solutions     115
Activism and Apathy     116
Boondoggles to the Rescue!     118
Investment Advice     120
Do It Yourself     122
Adaptation     125
Loss of "Normalcy"     126
Smelling the Roses     128
Comforts and Necessities     130
Surviving Radical Cashectomy     132
The Revised Playbook     134
Lowering Your Standards     135
Playing the Part     137
The Settled and the Nomadic     139
Career Opportunities     143
Asset Stripping     144
Drugs and Alcohol     146
Providing Security     147
Serving Your Country     149
Alternative Medicine     151
Alternative Transportation     152
Social Work in the Home     154
In Conclusion     159
Index     161
About the Author     165