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Colbert's Mercantilist Reforms

Type Event Region France Time 1660

In the 1660s, under Louis XIV's personal rule, finance minister Colbert systematically pursued mercantilist policies: reforming customs and indirect …

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  1. 1661–1665Paris · Île-de-FranceColbert investigated fiscal abuses, unified indirect tax collection, and adjusted the tariff structure, laying a fiscal foundation for subsequent support of industry and commerce.
  2. 1664–1669France · FranceChartered trading companies such as the East India Company were established, royal workshops built, and shipbuilding and exports encouraged, using state power to drive commercial expansion and colonial development.

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