caste *is* social capital

great stuff by @rvaidya2000 on social capital.

http://prof-vaidyanathan.com/2012/10/18/india-growth-the-untold-story-caste-as-social-capital/

i met kanagasabapathi once (see references). great ideas, good book.

those castes that did self-help and pooled their resources to start businesses have done well. those who went into politics have lost out.

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