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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Every era has had its own set of triggers for the decline, Fontaine explains, from urbanization and deindustrialization to the rise of staff canteens, or company cafeterias, and, more recently, the advent of the internet.
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Chrissie McClatchie, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2024
The other thing is that the country has undergone a lot of deindustrialization; the composition of the workforce and the ways that people make a living have changed a great deal from that time.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 18 June 2024
But the role that the U.S. corporate tax code plays in that deindustrialization is not.
—Brad Setser, Foreign Affairs, 4 June 2024
The Rust Belt signifies the deindustrialization of major U.S. steel hubs in the Northwest and Mideast as manufacturing moved abroad.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 10 Apr. 2024
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Chrissie McClatchie, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2024
The other thing is that the country has undergone a lot of deindustrialization; the composition of the workforce and the ways that people make a living have changed a great deal from that time.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 18 June 2024
But the role that the U.S. corporate tax code plays in that deindustrialization is not.
—Brad Setser, Foreign Affairs, 4 June 2024
The Rust Belt signifies the deindustrialization of major U.S. steel hubs in the Northwest and Mideast as manufacturing moved abroad.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Deindustrialization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deindustrialization. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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