User blog comment:Centrist16/SOMETHING EVERYONE MUST KNOW/@comment-3398633-20150809204630

Also, Fallout, I took a deeper look at Kerala. Most of the progress in that state is the result of the non-socialist forces there. Up until 1990, Kerala was governed by socialists, and no major progress came about. It wasn't until Kerala adopted a mixed economy approach with the impact of socialism reduced, that real progress was made. The License Raj, a socialist policy that focused on a command economy, was instituted by Nehru after India became independent in 1947, and it destroyed the India economy. Once it had been repealed in 1990, and capitalism was permitted on a wide scale, and it produced dramatic economic growth throughout India, Kerala included. Kerala's economic expansion came about because of non-socialist economics.

Now, let's discuss another Indian state: Tripura. Tripura is dominated by the Communist Party of India, and has been subjected to largely socialist economic policies. Tripura is one of the poorest states in the nation and a lower standard of living. Yet, the socialist policies you speak so highly of have done nothing to increase the welfare of the people in that state. I mean, life in Tripura is just aweful, and it has a socialist government. Yet, Kerala is prospering, and it as a non-socialist government. To sum it up nicely, during the time of the pro-socialist License Raj policy, India's economic growth was sluggish and undynamic. After it was repealed, economy growth throughout the non-socialist regions of the country became a reality.

In short, Kerala is great because it is no longer governed by socialists, and Tripura is terrible because socialists continue to govern it.