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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Contemporary sociology invites us, perhaps rightly, to extend the traditional concept to include the working-class experience of deindustrialization and the precarity of the white-collar knowledge worker denied a secure job.
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Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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“Deindustrialization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deindustrialization. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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