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Q78 (CDS-II/2014) Geography › World Human & Economic Geography › World agriculture patterns Answer Verified

Consider the following statements about colonial economy of Vietnam (Indo-China): 1. The colonial economy in Vietnam was primarily based on rice cultivation and rubber plantations. 2. All the rubber plantations in Vietnam were owned and controlled by a small Vietnamese elite. 3. Indentured Vietnamese labour was widely used in the rubber planta- tions. 4. Indentured labourers worked on the basis of contracts that did not specify any rights of labourers but gave immense power to the employers. Which of the statements given above is/are coiTect ?

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The colonial economy of French Indochina (Vietnam) was primarily driven by rice cultivation and rubber plantations [2]. While rice was the staple export, rubber became the second most significant contributor to export earnings by the late 1930s [2]. Statement 2 is incorrect because rubber plantations were predominantly owned and controlled by French investors and large firms rather than a Vietnamese elite. Statements 3 and 4 are correct; the rubber industry relied heavily on indentured Vietnamese labor. These laborers worked under a penal contract system (indenture) where contracts often lacked specific rights for workers while granting immense power to employers, leading to conditions described as 'hell on earth' or worse than slavery. This system allowed for significant coercion and exploitation to maintain the plantation economy.

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  1. [1] History , class XII (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 1: Rise of Nationalism in India > Indentured labour > p. 4
  2. [2] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 17: Effects of British Rule > 17.9 Famines and Indentured labour > p. 274
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