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Notes on India by Jason Zhao
Creative defection is identified as a dominant cultural strategy in India, contrasting with East Asian cultures, and is suggested as a reason for the business success of Indian Americans in the US.
India's approach to its colonial history is unique, integrating rather than rejecting it, acknowledging the contributions of the British civil service and infrastructure.
American and Texan cultural exports are noted to have a significant presence in India.
India is characterized by a stark division between a formal and informal economy, with a vast majority of the population not participating in the formal sector.
Low labor utilization in India is attributed to factors including caste discrimination, gender bias, and the nature of informal employment with limited worker protections.
India possesses a highly concentrated intellectual, political, and business elite, despite being a highly populist nation.
India is an increasingly agricultural nation, yet its agricultural productivity is low, partly due to entrenched subsidies that hinder growth and complicate trade negotiations.
The business culture in India lacks a strong R&D orientation, potentially due to a culture of copying and weak intellectual property enforcement.
While deregulation is a consensus among the elite, its implementation faces political challenges, exemplified by agricultural subsidies.
The US and India represent different models of federalism ('coming together' vs. 'holding together') and have distinct constitutional aims (political innovation vs. social and political innovation).
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