Although Brazil's super-strong currency may bring fears of deindustrialisation, it also makes all kinds of imports cheaper.

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Some economists are arguing that the high pound risks a re-run of the deindustrialisation of the early 1980s.

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And no one disputes that West Bengal has suffered deindustrialisation on a par with the likes of Detroit.

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To test this theory, the Glasgow Centre for Population Health examined 20 regions in Europe that went through rapid deindustrialisation.

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An alternative spin on the history-as-destiny thesis is that Glasgow is suffering from the effects of deindustrialisation, which often include a decline in health as well as employment.

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"Decarbonisation should not mean deindustrialisation", Mr Davey said.

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Deindustrialisation, it seems, has its advantages.

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Some of the rest may be explained by the way official figures tend to exaggerate deindustrialisation: manufacturing firms which used to employ their own accountants or cleaners now hire them from outside firms and so these jobs are reclassified as part of the service sector.

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