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THE EFFECTS OF GOVERNMENT POLICY ON DRUG USE: JAVA, 1875–1904

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2001

Eric W. Van Luijk  and
Jan C. Van Ours
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Abstract

We study a period of Javanese history when the consumption of opium was legal, but the supply of it was undergoing substantial institutional transformation. Through most of the nineteenth century the opium trade was organized into a system of “revenue farms,” which were privately owned local monopolies that bought raw opium from the government, refined it, and sold it to consumers. After 1893 this system was replaced by a government monopoly, the so-called opium regie, which controlled importation, refining, and retailing. Our main conclusion is that this change in policy substantially reduced opium consumption.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Economic History , Volume 61 , Issue 1 , March 2001 , pp. 1 - 18
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© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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