In Vino Veritas? An Alternative Story of European Convergence
While some European antagonists claim that united Europe is a utopia, grounded on mental and cultural discrepancies as well as aversion to changes of any kind, this paper challenges this cultural heterogeneity by looking at the history of the EU from the perspective of alcohol consumption and its de...
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doaj-7fb411dc7adb49b28e884c2bcf4393b92020-11-24T20:47:11ZengMDPI AGBeverages2306-57102017-12-01345810.3390/beverages3040058beverages3040058In Vino Veritas? An Alternative Story of European ConvergenceSvetlana Fedoseeva0Institute for Agricultural Policy and Market Research, University of Giessen, D-35390 Giessen, GermanyWhile some European antagonists claim that united Europe is a utopia, grounded on mental and cultural discrepancies as well as aversion to changes of any kind, this paper challenges this cultural heterogeneity by looking at the history of the EU from the perspective of alcohol consumption and its development. By using WHO data over the last 50 years I show how consumption patterns of European countries evolved over time, in terms of volumes and composition of alcohol intake per-capita, outlining the major tendencies of the (converging) European market.https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/3/4/58European convergencealcohol consumptionincome |
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In Vino Veritas? An Alternative Story of European Convergence |
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In Vino Veritas? An Alternative Story of European Convergence |
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In Vino Veritas? An Alternative Story of European Convergence |
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In Vino Veritas? An Alternative Story of European Convergence |
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in vino veritas? an alternative story of european convergence |
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Beverages |
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While some European antagonists claim that united Europe is a utopia, grounded on mental and cultural discrepancies as well as aversion to changes of any kind, this paper challenges this cultural heterogeneity by looking at the history of the EU from the perspective of alcohol consumption and its development. By using WHO data over the last 50 years I show how consumption patterns of European countries evolved over time, in terms of volumes and composition of alcohol intake per-capita, outlining the major tendencies of the (converging) European market. |
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