It never works in India

A comment on a book review of How Asia Works by Joe Studwell. 

polscistoic Jun 30

Perhaps a sociologist joke can be allowed in this thread. According to the sociologist Gosta Esping-Andersen (of "Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism" fame), there are three laws of sociology:

1. Some do and some don't

2. It is always different in the South

3 It never works in India

I am so intrigued.  I may even read Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism.  I get laws 2 and 3.  It is number one which is giving me problems.  I can guess three or four ways to interpret "Some do and some don't" but I have my doubts that any of those interpretations are correct.  

 

UPDATE:  I am guessing, on reflection, that the answer is:

1.  Some do and some don't [practice whatever sociological phenomenon is of interest]

2. It is always different in the South

3. It never works in India