In the Shadow of Prohibition: Domestic American Alcohol Policy since 1933

Pennock, Pamela E.; Kerr, K. Austin

doi:10.1080/00076790500056002

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“…In response to decades of criticism of heavy drinking in Sweden and the growing prohibitionist movement in Western countries (Pennock and Kerr, 2005), Sweden held its first alcohol referendum in 1922. The referendum featured two factions: the prohibitionist movement, which argued for stricter alcohol regulations, and the countermovement, which advocated for a less restrictive approach.…”

Section: The Swedish Alcohol Fieldmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although different interventional approaches have been taken across different Western countries, ranging from total prohibition to liberalism (e.g. Pennock and Kerr, 2005; Butler et al , 2017; Simpson, 2005), previous studies show that states have chiefly operated to constrain alcohol consumption with the goal of limiting harmful behaviours (e.g. Room, 1999; Warner et al , 2001).…”

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confidence: 99%

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The role of the state in consumer culture: the case of “Operation Vin” in Sweden

Servadio,

Ostberg

2023

JHRM

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Purpose This paper aims to explore the market dynamics that led to a shift in Swedish consumers' alcohol preferences from schnapps to wine. Specifically, the study investigates how the Swedish state influenced consumers' alcohol habits and highlights the role of governance units in shaping consumer culture. Design/methodology/approach The study reconstructs the historical memory of the “Operation Vin”, a strategic marketing campaign implemented by Systembolaget from 1957 to 1985, to conceptualize the past and to uncover the structures and change dynamics of the Swedish alcohol market system. Following this approach, the research contrasts historical data from multiple sources with market-oriented ethnographical data and traces the trajectory of how the consumption of alcohol has changed as a consequence of the Swedish state’s initiatives. Findings The study offers two contributions to the literature in marketing and consumption history. Firstly, it uncovers the lines of actions (framing and settlement) involved in creating marketing systems and shaping consumer culture. Secondly, it explores how the state strategically leveraged its social skills to promote a specific type of alcohol consumption (wine) and to induce the Swedish consumer to cooperate in the refashioning of the alcohol field. Social implications The authors aspire for this paper to offer valuable insights into how a state, as a governance entity, can shape consumer culture through a strategic blend of various regulatory measures, both gentle and forceful. The authors emphasize the pivotal role of social skills in fostering cooperation during the implementation of a new alcohol policy. Originality/value This paper provides valuable insights into the role of the Swedish state in shaping consumer culture and explores the strategic actions and marketing systems involved, contributing to marketing and consumption history literature.

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Section: The Swedish Alcohol Fieldmentioning

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The role of the state in consumer culture: the case of “Operation Vin” in Sweden

Servadio,

Ostberg

2023

JHRM

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“…Good examples of aggregate effects are the American prohibition of the 1920s which changed power relationships in the US (Gusfield, 1986) or the anti-alcohol crusade initiated by Gorbatchov in the late 1980s that contributed to a collapse of the Soviet Union (Simpura & Moskalewicz, 2000). The legacy of these attempts at prohibition was evident in the alcohol policies that followed as both the US (Pennock & Kerr, 2005) and Russia (Simpura & Moskalewicz, 2000) were very reluctant for decades to adopt population-based strategies such as reducing affordability and availability of alcohol.…”

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Unintended consequences of drug policies experienced by young drug users in contact with the criminal justice systems

Moskalewicz

Dąbrowska

Herold

et al. 2021

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

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The aim of this paper is to assess to what extent prohibitive drug policies hamper the management of drug problems from the perspective of young people who have experience with the criminal justice systems (CJS). Qualitative, in-depth interviews were carried out in six European countries (Austria, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Poland, and the UK) following a common interview guide to obtain comparative data on the life trajectories of drug experienced youth. Altogether 198 interviews with people aged 14-25 years were collected and analysed by national teams following a common coding book. Unintended consequences of drug policies for the individual and society were identified. Individual consequences included health consequences and traumatic experiences with law enforcement. Social consequences included those affecting social relations such as stigmatisation and those impacting on institutions, for example, focusing on drug use and neglecting other problems. This paper confirmed earlier research indicating unintended consequences of prohibitive drug policies but also added to the literature its cross-national perspective and use of young people narratives as a source of analyses. There are, however, policy measures available that may reduce the volume and range of unintended effects. Their implementation is crucial to reduce the array of unintended consequences of prohibitive drug policies.

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“…Authors who have examined this issue describe only the elements of the accounting organization (Carmona and Donoso, 2004; Carmona and Guti’errez, 2005). Many authors have conducted historical research on the production, sale and taxation of alcohol (Heap, 1996; Krom and Krom, 2013; Loo and McKerchar, 2014; Oats et al, 2014; Passant, 2016; Pennock and Kerr, 2005; Stanziani, 2009; and others). Studies on accounting methods used for the production and sale of alcohol are considerably less common (Blake et al, 1998; Viana and Rodrigues, 2006).…”

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Accounting in state-owned companies operated for the production and sale of alcohol in Russia in the fifteenth-seventeenth centuries

Sokolov

Karelskaia²,

Zuga

2019

Accounting History

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The purpose of this study is to research the accounting method used in state-owned companies operated for alcohol production and sale in Russia in the fifteenth–seventeenth centuries. Such an accounting method was distinguished by a variety of registers and entries according to a single-entry bookkeeping system. By the seventeenth century, this method had provided a framework for the emergence of a complex accounting system based on the principles of cameral accounting. This study presents the history of an accounting method used in state-owned companies in Russia before the advent of double-entry bookkeeping.

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In the Shadow of Prohibition: Domestic American Alcohol Policy since 1933

Cited by 10 publications

References 8 publications

The role of the state in consumer culture: the case of “Operation Vin” in Sweden

The role of the state in consumer culture: the case of “Operation Vin” in Sweden

Unintended consequences of drug policies experienced by young drug users in contact with the criminal justice systems

Accounting in state-owned companies operated for the production and sale of alcohol in Russia in the fifteenth-seventeenth centuries

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