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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Talk of deindustrialization has been hard to swallow for a country that has measured its strength in economic terms since the end of World War II.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
The town that has been hit, like so many in the dozen-or-so states that pick our president every four years, by deindustrialization.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2025
There is bipartisan agreement on the need to create new manufacturing jobs, especially in parts of the country most affected by deindustrialization and production offshoring.
—Roger W. Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2025
This focus drew on the work of critics of the old economic orthodoxy, who charged that the neoliberal emphasis on free trade without any supports for workers had hollowed out once thriving manufacturing communities and led to discontent with the deindustrialization that fueled Trump’s rise.
—Jason Furman, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
The town that has been hit, like so many in the dozen-or-so states that pick our president every four years, by deindustrialization.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2025
There is bipartisan agreement on the need to create new manufacturing jobs, especially in parts of the country most affected by deindustrialization and production offshoring.
—Roger W. Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2025
This focus drew on the work of critics of the old economic orthodoxy, who charged that the neoliberal emphasis on free trade without any supports for workers had hollowed out once thriving manufacturing communities and led to discontent with the deindustrialization that fueled Trump’s rise.
—Jason Furman, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Deindustrialization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deindustrialization. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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