Food industry structure in Norway and Denmark since the 1990s: path dependency and institutional trajectories in Nordic food markets

Bjørn Klimek; Henning Otte Hansen

doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2017.03.009

Food industry structure in Norway and Denmark since the 1990s: path dependency and institutional trajectories in Nordic food markets

Bjørn Klimek, Henning Otte Hansen

Section for Production, Markets and Policy

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Abstract

Structural changes in Norwegian and Danish food industry since the 1990s is analysed as a path dependent response to the neo-liberal turn. Norway entered the 1990s as a protected market and Denmark as case of an export oriented industry. These developmental strategies are rooted in early 20th century industrialisation and influenced by institutional transformations in the 1990s, such as EU and WTO. Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are studied in the context of changing political environments. Explaining two different trajectories, we combine path dependency theories and a Polanyi inspired ‘varieties of capitalism’ framework with corporate strategy theories on food industry M&As. We identify two different types of path dependent development, a self-reinforcing in Denmark and a transformative ‘breaking point’ in Norway.

Original language	English
Journal	Food Policy
Volume	69
Pages (from-to)	110-122
Number of pages	13
ISSN	0306-9192
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2017.03.009
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2017

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