The Moral Basis of a Backward Society by Banfield, Edward C.

The Moral Basis of a Backward Society (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780029015100)

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The Moral Basis of a Backward Society by Banfield, Edward C.

The Moral Basis of a Backward Society

$18.95
The Moral Basis of a Backward Society by Banfield, Edward C.

The Moral Basis of a Backward Society

$18.95
Format: Paperback
Description
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Looking at how nepotism and family-centric societies sacrifice the public good, Edward C. Banfield uses a study of the people of southern Italy to argue how self-interested families can lead to poverty.

Analyzing families in southern Italy in 1955, Moral Basis of a Backward Society discusses how poverty is a result of the inability to trust or associate strongly outside of immediate family.

Challenged and argued for years, Edward C. Banfield's study has become accept by many people in the modern age.

Author: Edward C. Banfield, Laura Fasano Banfield
ISBN-10: 0029015103
ISBN-13: 9780029015100
Publisher: Free Press
Language: English
Published: 02/01/1967
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.10w x 0.52d
By Edward C. Banfield
By Edward C. Banfield
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Edward C. Banfield was a political scientist that focused on self-interested, family-centric society and how it sacrificed public good.

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