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

"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

San Bernardino isn’t the only city in the Inland Empire that has suffered economic disinvestment over the last 30 years — but Montaño pointed out that many of them did something about it.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024

Population loss and disinvestment make it difficult to maintain a water system, with fewer people paying for infrastructure designed for a much larger city.

From Salon • May 8, 2024

The legacy of the Flint water crisis: disability, disinvestment, and despair.

From Slate • May 3, 2024