deindustrialisation
deindustrialisation — noun
1. the long-term reduction of manufacturing-based work in an economy, as traditiona
the long-term reduction of manufacturing-based work in an economy, as traditional factories close or relocate and the region shifts toward service, technology, or other non-manufacturing sectors
After major factories closed in Detroit, the region's painful deindustrialisation left thousands of families without work.
collocation: painful deindustrialisation
The government launched retraining programmes to help workers affected by deindustrialisation in the steel industry.
collocation: affected by deindustrialisation
Sheffield experienced rapid deindustrialisation in the 1980s as steel mills shut down one after another.
There is ongoing debate about whether deindustrialisation will eventually benefit the economy by forcing it to innovate.
- industrial decline
more negative in tone; focuses on loss rather than structural change
- economic restructuring
broader term; covers all types of economic change, not just loss of manufacturing
- de-industrialisation
same meaning, alternative spelling with hyphen
- industrialisation
the opposite process of building up manufacturing capacity
- reindustrialisation
the process of rebuilding a manufacturing base after a period of decline
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Uncountable noun. Most often used in discussions of economic history, regional planning, and labour markets. Frequently appears with modifiers such as 'rapid', 'painful', 'massive', or 'widespread'.