Globalization and Political Economy of Food Policies: Insights from Planting Restrictions in Colonial Wine Markets

Giulia Meloni and Johan Swinnen

LICOS Discussion Papers from LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, KU Leuven

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: colonial expansions; globalization; planting restrictions; regulation; wine history (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F68 L66 N40 N50 Q15 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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Journal Article: Globalization and political economy of food policies: Insights from planting restrictions in colonial wine markets (2022)
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Working Paper: Globalization and political economy of food policies: insights from planting restrictions in colonial wine markets (2021)
Working Paper: Globalization and political economy of food policies: insights from planting restrictions in colonial wine markets (2021)
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