Indochinese alcohol monopoly (original) (raw)
The Indochinese alcohol monopoly was one of French Indochina's defining institutions. Through a favorable combination of advances pioneered by Albert Calmette, development of the Société Française Des Distilleries de l’Indochine (SFDIC) by Auguste Raphaël Fontaine, and then-Governor General Paul Doumer’s economic development plan in the 1890s, the French succeeded in displacing local Chinese entrepreneurs. This led to the establishment of a state alcohol monopoly in 1897.:5-7 By subverting native production networks and imposing strict controls on alcohol sales and production, the colonial state transformed the alcohol regime into an integral source of revenue for Indochina's economic development.:2
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| dbo:abstract | The Indochinese alcohol monopoly was one of French Indochina's defining institutions. Through a favorable combination of advances pioneered by Albert Calmette, development of the Société Française Des Distilleries de l’Indochine (SFDIC) by Auguste Raphaël Fontaine, and then-Governor General Paul Doumer’s economic development plan in the 1890s, the French succeeded in displacing local Chinese entrepreneurs. This led to the establishment of a state alcohol monopoly in 1897.:5-7 By subverting native production networks and imposing strict controls on alcohol sales and production, the colonial state transformed the alcohol regime into an integral source of revenue for Indochina's economic development.:2 Although French administrators intended to generate revenue by taxing alcohol across Indochina, the rudimentary transportation network implied that the monopoly and its associated means for repression, were confined to Indochina's lowland areas, mainly Tonkin and northern Annam.:95-96 More importantly, however, recent revisionist accounts tracing the flows of revenue conversely reveal that it only benefited select French entrepreneurs.:147 Instead, it enabled the colonial state to consolidate its control of the Vietnamese populace by penetrating deeper into the countryside.:151-155 Following partial reforms of the alcohol regime in Tonkin and northern Annam in 1933, led by journalist and politician Phạm Quỳnh, the demise of the alcohol monopoly coincided with the end of the colonial regime in 1945. (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | The Indochinese alcohol monopoly was one of French Indochina's defining institutions. Through a favorable combination of advances pioneered by Albert Calmette, development of the Société Française Des Distilleries de l’Indochine (SFDIC) by Auguste Raphaël Fontaine, and then-Governor General Paul Doumer’s economic development plan in the 1890s, the French succeeded in displacing local Chinese entrepreneurs. This led to the establishment of a state alcohol monopoly in 1897.:5-7 By subverting native production networks and imposing strict controls on alcohol sales and production, the colonial state transformed the alcohol regime into an integral source of revenue for Indochina's economic development.:2 (en) |
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