The Growth of Agricultural Protection in Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries

Johan Swinnen

The World Economy, 2009, vol. 32, issue 11, 1499-1537

Abstract: (1247) Johan F. M. Swinnen Dramatic changes took place in agricultural policies in Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries. In the 1860s European nations agreed on a series of trade agreements which spread free trade across the continent. In the 1960s European nations concluded an international agreement which spread heavy government intervention and protection against imports across the continent. This paper quantifies these changes in protection over the course of a century, relates them to changes in policies, and offers a political economy explanation for the growth in agricultural protection in Europe.

Date: 2009
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