disinvestment

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By then, the national story was one of disinvestment: deferred maintenance, fiscal crises, crime and a general sense that big public systems were what Europe did and America had outgrown.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Previous heavy-handed law enforcement tactics under former council members yielded minimal results, while current efforts focus on addressing root causes of homelessness, addiction, and neighborhood disinvestment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

What Chicago has are neighborhoods carrying grief, parents who fear their children will be caught in crossfire, churches that bury too many young men, and blocks hollowed by decades of disinvestment and shuttered schools.

From Slate • Aug. 25, 2025

"The UK's advantage is slipping. If you look at the numbers there is disinvestment in research and development. It's been on a steady decline."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2025

To meet the extraordinary level of need in our city, City Harvest has this year identified several neighborhoods that have faced historic disinvestment and continue to experience high rates of diet-related diseases.

From Salon • Sep. 29, 2024