deindustrialization
Pronunciation: /ˌdiːɪndʌstrɪəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
(also deindustrialisation)
noun
- the reduction of industrial activity or capacity in a region or economy: idealists in the environmental movement advocate deindustrialization and non-intensive methods of food production severe deindustrialization with substantial job losses the decline in British manufacturing encapsulated in the term ‘deindustrialization’
