{"product_id":"government-project-edward-c-banfield-9780844750644","title":"Government Project","description":"\u003ci\u003eGovernment Project\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of an attempt by the\u003cbr\u003eUS government to remake the lives of some of its citizens by establishing a cooperative\u003cbr\u003efarm in Pinal County, Arizona, in 1937. These individuals were among the most\u003cbr\u003edesperately poor and disadvantaged in the nation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCasa Grande Valley Farms was an elaborate venture that provided\u003cbr\u003ethe Americans who volunteered to settle there with housing, work, and the\u003cbr\u003eopportunity to earn income. For five years, the farm succeeded. The revenues\u003cbr\u003efrom the sale of its crops gave the Casa Grande settlers material comfort and\u003cbr\u003ewealth far beyond what they had ever possessed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut in the farm's seventh year of operation, the inhabitants\u003cbr\u003eshuttered it and walked away with hardly anything, to the shock and dismay of\u003cbr\u003ethe government officials overseeing it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGovernment Project\u003c\/i\u003e explains what went wrong at Casa\u003cbr\u003eGrande. In telling this story, it illuminates larger truths about human nature\u003cbr\u003eand the limits of governance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward C. Banfield\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0844750646\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780844750644\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e AEI Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Edward C. Banfield","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44717781582079,"sku":"9780844750644","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_16b3b549-51fd-42d5-86d2-739cb5a395f9.jpg?v=1705689430","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/government-project-edward-c-banfield-9780844750644","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}