Proletarian revolution requires trust in equal treatment across castes

Evidence

Now it is obvious that the economic reform contemplated by the socialists cannot come about unless there is a revolution resulting in the seizure of power. That seizure of power must be by a proletariat. The first question I ask is: Will the proletariat of India combine to bring about this revolution? What will move men to such an action? It seems to me that, other things being equal, the only thing that will move one man to take such an action is the feeling that other men with whom he is acting are actuated by feelings of equality and fraternity and—above all—of justice. Men will not join in a revolution for the equalisation of property unless they know that after the revolution is achieved they will be treated equally, and that there will be no discrimination of caste and creed. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 854

Categorization

• XREF: Mirrors the collective-action and trust problems in Milgrom/Richter’s reputation institutions literature already in the reader’s notes — shared belief and reciprocity as prerequisites for cooperation.