reindustrializationn.
/ˌriːɪnˌdʌstrɪəlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌriɪnˌdəstriələˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˈˌriɪnˌdəstriəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ The process or policy of economic revitalization in which the industry of a particular country or region is modernized or developed.
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society > occupation and work > industry > [noun] > industrialization or development > renewal of industrializing process
reindustrialization1937
1937 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 22 Sept. 8/1 Mr. Hardy paid particular attention to a $200 item which the company had paid as its contribution to the mayor's reindustrialization committee.
1968 Punch 17 Apr. 553/2 The ideal site..would be the Midlands—within reach of the regions now undergoing reindustrialisation, Scotland, the North-East, the North-West, and, of course, of London.
1981 Omni Mar. 122/3 If the reindustrialization of America is to be more than an empty slogan,..government and industry must form joint study groups to examine macroengineering projects.
1989 Amer. Banker 31 July 7/1 According to Mr. Howell, 1992 also will mean the reindustrialization of Europe.
2004 New Statesman 6 Sept. 29/2 Oil and gas income was also used to pay for reindustrialisation and subsidies to small-scale, ecologically friendly agriculture.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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