El estanco de aguardiente en Costa Rica: formación de Estado y política fiscal (1821-1837)

This essay studies the fiscal policy that led to the monopoly of sugar cane alcohol in Costa Rica and the significance of its income to the treasury, as fiscal policy achievements were not only tax growth but also the expansion of sugar cane production and liquor industry. It argues that fiscal poli...

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Author: D'Alolio Sánchez, Ileana
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2014
Country:Costa Rica
Institution:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repository:Portal de Revistas UNA
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/6515
Online Access:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/historia/article/view/6515
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Fiscal policy
liquor
Costa Rica
public finance
State
Nineteenth Century.
Política fiscal
aguardiente
Hacienda Pública
Estado
siglo XIX.
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Summary:This essay studies the fiscal policy that led to the monopoly of sugar cane alcohol in Costa Rica and the significance of its income to the treasury, as fiscal policy achievements were not only tax growth but also the expansion of sugar cane production and liquor industry. It argues that fiscal policy over aguardiente monopoly had an enormous impact, both economically and politically, on state formation. This study shows as well another side of “localism” and the complex political context of the first half of the nineteenth century.