Factors that have helped the winners

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Factors that have helped the winners

• Land acquisition
• Other assets - livestock
• Adaptable or marketable caste-based skills
• Access to political power e.g Gowda
• Access to patronage e.g. Mala
• Strong social networks that have allowed pooling
  and sharing of resources e.g. Vaddi
• Access to Pro-poor programmes e.g. Mala, Lambada

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The Losers
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The losers