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Neoliberalism and the alcohol industry in Ireland

Pages 59-74 | Received 08 Aug 2014, Accepted 06 Jul 2015, Published online: 11 Aug 2015
 

Abstract

This paper sheds light on the development of the Irish alcohol industry and its regulation since the 1980s by situating it within the politico-economic context of neoliberalism at the national, European and global scales. First, a conceptualisation of neoliberalism is presented and the alcohol industry is related to it. Second, the connections between neoliberalism, the drinks industry and alcohol legislation are explained and illustrated at the three spatial scales mentioned above, emphasising the following components of neoliberalism: deregulation, liberalisation, commodification, free trade agreements and transnational capital flows. The paper provides a theoretical template for future research.

Acknowledgements

The author wishes to thank Joe Barry, Shane Butler and Ann Hope for helpful discussions during the research for this article.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.

Notes

1. See the website describing the cultural events taking place as part of Arthur's Day worldwide: http://www.guinness.com/en-ie/arthursday/ (retrieved April 15, 2014).

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