disinvestment

[ dis-in-vest-muhnt ]

noun

the withdrawal of invested funds or the cancellation of financial aid, subsidies, or investment plans, as in a property, neighborhood, or foreign country.

Origin of disinvestment

First recorded in 1935–40; disinvest + -ment

Decades of failed government programs and private sector neglect have left North Lawndale and other West Side neighborhoods reeling from disinvestment.
The Murder Chicago Didn’t Want to Solve | by Mick Dumke | February 25, 2021 | ProPublica
It isn’t hard to see a straight line to the neglect and disinvestment that continues to devastate those neighborhoods.
The Murder Chicago Didn’t Want to Solve | by Mick Dumke | February 25, 2021 | ProPublica
Gloria said he already has his own plans to make the city more accessible and more focused on addressing historic disinvestment.
7 Big Promises and Priorities From Gloria’s State of the City Address | Lisa Halverstadt and MacKenzie Elmer | January 14, 2021 | Voice of San Diego
We need Measure E to reverse decades of disinvestment, integrate our neighborhoods and increase the low home production that keeps cost high.
Opponents of Measure E (and More Housing) Want You to Be Very, Very Afraid | Marissa Tucker-Borquez | October 9, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
Chronic disinvestments in health care, education, housing and economic opportunities have disproportionately affected working-class families and people of color, many of whom are essential workers.
San Diego County Stands to Gain if Voters Approve Prop. 15 | Nathan Fletcher | October 8, 2020 | Voice of San Diego

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