deindustrialization
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8.3
- noun
- /ˌdiːˌɪndəˌstrɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
desindustrialización
- The process of deindustrialization has transformed regions once bustling with manufacturing into ghost towns.
- support for deindustrialization
Examples
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The numbers point to an unsettling trend of deindustrialization for Canada's economic powerhouse.
Academic text (2017) -
Zimbabwe is particularly concerned about deindustrialization as a consequence of liberalization.
Academic text (1992) -
In fact, the nation entered an era of deindustrialization in the second half of the 20th century.
Academic text (2010) -
Here, too, one finds little support for the deindustrialization hypothesis.
Academic text (1994) -
As a result of all of these intellectual currents, America is today paying the price of deindustrialization.
Academic text (2010) -
Empirical claims regarding the fact and extent of deindustrialization were made, defended, and challenged.
Academic text (1991) -
But in the 1980s, when the deindustrialization claims were loudest, the United States improved its relative standing.
Academic text (1994) -
Manufacturing jobs had begun to rebound after 20 years of deindustrialization and white flight.
Blog text (7) -
North American cities experience deindustrialization; massive parcels of centrally located land are becoming available for redevelopment.
Academic text (1998) -
OECD nations have a difficult time replacing jobs that have gone overseas in the process of deindustrialization that globalization has accelerated.
Academic text (2008)
Antonyms
How Industrialized
- Specialized
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- Specialized
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8.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
deindustrialization = industrialization (transparent) = de + industry + al + ize + ation
If a learner knows 'industrialization', adding 'de-' clearly signals reversal or reduction of that process.
Etymology
Deindustrialization is built from clear parts: de- meaning 'remove' or 'reverse', industrial from industry meaning 'factory work', and -ization meaning 'the process of'. So, deindustrialization is the process of losing factories and factory jobs, which is why it describes when industry in a place gets smaller.