2023/05/14 by Gavin Wood, Declan Martin, Elizabeth Taylor · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Business, Management and Accounting · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · #Historical Economic and Social Studies #Rural development and sustainability #Wine Industry and Tourism
paper · pdf · doi:10.1111/aehr.12262
openalex publication_date 2023/05/14 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
Abstract The brewing industry has undergone profound structural and spatial change over the last 150 years. We examine how consolidation began in Victoria's brewing industry using a historical GIS approach. We argue that industry restructuring was shaped by four interlocking dynamics between 1870 and 1900: (1) structural economic change; (2) railway development; (3) technological innovation; and (4) regulatory reform. We show that the ebb and flow of these interacting dynamics generated a non‐linear process of change. Similar to North America and Europe, the industry became highly concentrated. However, this process was complicated by local factors such as climate, economy, and distance.