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Deindustrialization

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The Bethlehem Steel plant in the United States went bankrupt in 2001, and has since been converted into the Sands Casino.

Deindustrialization (also spelled deindustrialisation) is a process of social and economic change caused by the removal or reduction of industrial capacity or activity in a country or region, especially heavy industry or manufacturing industry. It is the opposite of industrialization.

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• 1 Multiple interpretations
• 2 Explanations
• 3 By country
• 3.1 Australia
• 3.2 Austria
• 3.3 Belgium
• 3.4 Canada
• 3.5 Denmark
• 3.6 Finland
• 3.7 France
• 3.8 Germany
• 3.8.1 Historic
• 3.8.2 Currently
• 3.9 India
• 3.10 Ireland
• 3.11 Italy
• 3.12 Japan
• 3.12.1 Historic
• 3.12.2 Current
• 3.13 Netherlands
• 3.14 New Zealand
• 3.15 Poland
• 3.16 Soviet Union
• 3.17 Sweden
• 3.18 Switzerland
• 3.19 United Kingdom
• 3.20 United States
• 4 See also
• 5 References
• 6 Further reading
• 6.1 Historiography
• 7 External links

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