pau·per·iza·tion
ˌpȯpərə̇ˈzāshən 
plural -s
: the act or process of being pauperized : the state of pauperism
the social restrictions and economic pauperization … reached a point requiring urgent means of correction—
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Ironically, in Cuba, a country pauperized by a Marxist model for the past 61 years, there is a growing public cry demanding change.
—Otto Reich, National Review, 8 Apr. 2020
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