Deindustrialisierung

German

Etymology

de- +‎ Industrialisierung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [deʔɪndʊstʁi̯aliˈziːʁʊŋ]
  • Hyphenation: De‧in‧dus‧tri‧a‧li‧sie‧rung

Noun

Deindustrialisierung f (genitive Deindustrialisierung, plural Deindustrialisierungen)

  1. (economics) deindustrialization (the reduction of industrial activity or capacity in a region or economy)
    Kritiker warnen, dass hohe Energiepreise zu einer schleichenden Deindustrialisierung des Standorts Deutschland führen könnten.
    Critics warn that high energy prices could lead to a creeping deindustrialization of Germany as a business location.

Declension

Synonyms

  • Industrieabbau (reduction of industry)
  • Entindustrialisierung (rarely used variant)

Antonyms

  • Industrialisierung (the initial process of industrial growth)
  • Reindustrialisierung (the attempt to bring industry back)

Coordinate terms

  • Tertiärisierung (the simultaneous growth of the service sector)
  • Strukturwandel (the overarching change)
  • Standortflucht (relocation of production to other countries)
  • Outsourcing (contracting out industrial tasks to service providers)
  • Industriebrache (disused industrial site; a physical sign of deindustrialization)
  • industriell (industrial)