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deindustrialization

British  
/ ˌdiːɪnˌdʌstrɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən /

noun

  1. the decline in importance of manufacturing industry in the economy of a nation or area

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Barron’s: In Road to Freedom, you wrote that you saw deindustrialization in the 1990s as dangerous for the economy.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

This partly explains, Cembalest writes, the deindustrialization that has afflicted its economy so debilitatingly in the last few years.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

Emissions continued declining due to green electricity and deindustrialization, but the rate didn’t change much.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

They represent the people left behind by deindustrialization and the disappearance or automation of the dirty, distasteful jobs that were the backbone of the U.S. economy.

From Slate • Oct. 29, 2024

This was not due to a major change in black values, behavior, or culture; this dramatic shift was the result of deindustrialization, globalization, and technological advancement.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander