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Litigation and Lobbying in Support of the Marque: The Scotch Whisky Association, c. 1945–c. 1990

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  • Bower, Julie
  • Higgins, David M.

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We examine the Scotch Whisky Association’s (SWA) role in protecting “Scotch whisky” between c. 1945 and c. 1990. Using new archival evidence, we demonstrate that the SWA intensively lobbied the UK government to achieve coordination between domestic and European regulations governing Scotch whisky and whisky. The SWA’s nonmarket activities were consonant with some trade associations but in other respects they were atypical. The SWA extended its activities to supranational bodies and engaged in extensive domestic and foreign litigation. The key message from this article is that the SWA built the world-renowned appellation “Scotch whisky” even though this marque was not registered as an appellation until the late twentieth century.

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  • Bower, Julie & Higgins, David M., 2023. "Litigation and Lobbying in Support of the Marque: The Scotch Whisky Association, c. 1945–c. 1990," Enterprise & Society, Cambridge University Press, vol. 24(1), pages 286-316, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:entsoc:v:24:y:2023:i:1:p:286-316_12
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