Although most major research on deindustrialization focuses on post-World War II Europe, many theorists also turn to the case of Detroit, Michigan as further evidence of the correlation between deindustrialization and shrinking cities.
尽管关于去工业化的大多数主要研究都集中在二战后的欧洲，但许多理论家也转向研究美国密歇根州底特律的案例作为去工业化与城市收缩之间相关性的进一步证据。