The economic development of the Greek olive-oil industry with special reference to Messenia Province

Giannopoulou, A

Abstract

This study examines the economic development of the Greek Olive
Industry. Its focal point is the impact of recent socio-economic
processes on the structure and organisation of the industry. In the
first part, which is concerned with the rural sector, it is argued that
olive cultivation and its development through time, has been
constrained by a number of social, structural and institutional factors
which are identified and their influence is then discussed. It is
contended that recent changes due to the imposition of the EEC regime
have brought about socio-economic processes which have considerably
affected the mode of organisation of the rural sector in particular and
the whole industry in general.
In the second part of this study, which is concerned with the urban
sector, it is argued that during the last decade, rapid change has
transformed the outlook of the second-stage processing of the industry.
This change has affected the structure in two ways. First, there has
been a large increase inkhe number of small packing units which operate
in domestic market niches and compete for a share in the export trade.
Secondly, there has been a concentration of output and economic power
in the hands of three leading packers, two multinational subsidiaries,
and the cooperative enterprise Eleour7_giki. The financial base of this
industrial change, though, is somewhat artificial. In particular,
expansion in production and the modernisation process which has been
taking place recently, are largely based on the CAP support system to
the second-stage processing and packing, and also to large amounts of
earnings which every year go through tax evasion.

Citation

Giannopoulou, A. The economic development of the Greek olive-oil industry with special reference to Messenia Province. (Thesis). University of Salford

• Thesis Type: Thesis
• Deposit Date: Sep 22, 2011
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 22, 2011
• Award Date: Jan 1, 1990