Deindustrialization

region of the United States in the Midwest and the Great Lakes, in which industry declined since the 1980s, experiencing deindustrialization, economic decline, population loss, or urban decay

thumb|Bethlehem Steel in Bethlehem, [[Pennsylvania, one of the world's leading steel manufacturers for most of the 20th century, discontinued most of its operations in 1982, filed for bankruptcy in 2001, and was dissolved in 2003.]] Deindustrialization 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 of heavy industry or manufacturing industry.

region of Luxembourg