Arbeitspapier

Globalization and political economy of food policies: Insights from planting restrictions in colonial wine markets

Globalization transforms not just the economics of production and exchange in the world, but also the political economy of public policies. We analyze how wine regulations, and more specifically planting rights restrictions, have been affected by globalization, in particular colonial expansions of wine producing empires. We study several historic cases and find that (a) planting right restrictions and compulsory uprooting of vineyards are introduced to deal with falling wine prices as colonial wine production takes off and expands; (b) that enforcement of the restrictions and uprooting was difficult and often imperfect; and (c) that there was a strong persistence of the policies: after their introduction the restrictions remain in place for a long time (often centuries) and they are only removed after major shocks to the political economy equilibrium.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: LICOS Discussion Paper ; No. 425

Classification
Wirtschaft
Economic Impacts of Globalization: Policy
Food; Beverages; Cosmetics; Tobacco; Wine and Spirits
Economic History: Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation: General, International, or Comparative
Economic History: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment, and Extractive Industries: General, International, or Comparative
Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment
Agricultural Policy; Food Policy
Subject
colonial expansions
globalization
planting restrictions
regulation
wine history

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Meloni, Giulia
Swinnen, Johan F. M.
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, LICOS Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance
(where)
Leuven
(when)
2021

Handle
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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Meloni, Giulia
  • Swinnen, Johan F. M.
  • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, LICOS Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance

Time of origin

  • 2021

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