industrialism
noun
in·dus·tri·al·ism
in-ˈdə-strē-ə-ˌli-zəm 
: social organization in which industries and especially large-scale industries are dominant
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But Gandhi, deeply hostile to scientism and industrialism, actually advocated the re-creation of self-sufficient village communities.
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Pankaj Mishra, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013
Investing in green industrialism will help countries thrive and fuel the growth of clean energy technologies that the world so desperately needs to guarantee planetary and economic stability everywhere.
—María Mendiluce, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Enthusiasm for the philosophy of Morris, Leo Tolstoy, and other critics of industrialism swept the United States in the early years of mass production.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 1 May 2023
The Wisdom Of Crowds is the perfect—if slightly depressing—conclusion to an excellent trilogy that pushes this series into bold new territory, into an age of machines and innovation, of decadent industrialism and galling class divisions and inequality.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2021
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Pankaj Mishra, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013
Investing in green industrialism will help countries thrive and fuel the growth of clean energy technologies that the world so desperately needs to guarantee planetary and economic stability everywhere.
—María Mendiluce, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Enthusiasm for the philosophy of Morris, Leo Tolstoy, and other critics of industrialism swept the United States in the early years of mass production.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 1 May 2023
The Wisdom Of Crowds is the perfect—if slightly depressing—conclusion to an excellent trilogy that pushes this series into bold new territory, into an age of machines and innovation, of decadent industrialism and galling class divisions and inequality.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2021
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“Industrialism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrialism. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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