Of enigma and anomalies.
Yeah,you got that right Thomas,I am indeed a country boy <gg>. I live in the U.S now but soon I will spend more time in Kerala, just as soon as the contractors finish my house.
Kerala is the southern most state in India,actually very close to Sri Lanka. The society is aggrerian and rural in nature,they have only 2 factories there-an oil refinery and a fertilizer plant,all the other businesses are small and medium sized. The state is all about natural rubber,tea,and coffe plantations, spices,coconut palms,paddy fields etc.
<<Do you have state-imposed price controls on any everyday items in India?>>
Yes, essential commodities (mostly food items) are subsidised and the prices are controlled to benefit the less fortunate in the society.Otherwise they have a free market in all commodities and services.
Actually this particular state is a bit of an enigma and an anomaly,particularly for social scientists.It is kind of hard to explain but if you are interested I give you a link below,read it if you have time and then you will know why (this article may be a few years old,I am afraid).
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