deindustrialization
noun
de·in·dus·tri·al·i·za·tion
(ˌ)dē-in-ˌdə-strē-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən 
: the reduction or destruction of a nation's or region's industrial capacity
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Throughout the 1960s, New York City’s financial sector boomed, yet simultaneously, poverty rates soared, deindustrialization accelerated, and housing costs skyrocketed.
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Daniel Wortel-London, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025
The city, as a bureaucratic operation, had lost track of its forests, and NRG staffers spread out to map them, discovering places that, owing to white flight and deindustrialization, had become nearly wild.
—Robert Sullivan, Curbed, 9 June 2025
The result is what economists call premature deindustrialization — developing countries losing industrial competitiveness before achieving full industrialization.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
But the initial defeat reflected a deepening crisis that extends beyond Germany to governments across Europe: deindustrialization, dwindling growth, and a lack of liberal solutions are converging to drive disgruntled voters towards hateful, far-right populism.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
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Daniel Wortel-London, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025
The city, as a bureaucratic operation, had lost track of its forests, and NRG staffers spread out to map them, discovering places that, owing to white flight and deindustrialization, had become nearly wild.
—Robert Sullivan, Curbed, 9 June 2025
The result is what economists call premature deindustrialization — developing countries losing industrial competitiveness before achieving full industrialization.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
But the initial defeat reflected a deepening crisis that extends beyond Germany to governments across Europe: deindustrialization, dwindling growth, and a lack of liberal solutions are converging to drive disgruntled voters towards hateful, far-right populism.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
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“Deindustrialization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deindustrialization. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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