don't know of any post-room articles, but robin may.  the situation in
pennsylvania, the largest wholesale purchaser of wine in the world, i
believe (with the province of quebec second if memory serves), remains
essentially unchanged in spite of attempts by republican governors to
privatize.  the state holds wholesale and retail monopolies on wine and
spirits; the sale of beer is permitted in case lots only at "beer stores,"
and licensed premises may sell 6-packs for take out.  state liquor stores
and beer stores are closed on sunday, and the full-page ads of discounters
in new jersey and delaware continue to appear in the sunday papers.  the
philly inquirer wine critic continues to take shots at the state system on
a regular basis.

as a former wine merchant, i could offer some remarks about how the state
system works for consumers in pennsylavnia, but that's not what was requested!

jb


At 02:30 PM 10/26/99 -0400, you wrote:
>   I have read Robin Room's very informative article that brings the
>subject up to date through the mid-1980s, but I cannot find anything that
>updates that pattern over the last decade.
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>  My guess is that Ohio's action was part of a larger pattern of
>institutional change, but my checking with standard reference sources
>reveals no article on the subject.
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> Does any subscriber know of an article on this subject post Room   If not,
>do you know of other states that have done the same as Ohio?
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