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The Moral Basis of a Backward Society - by Edward C Banfield (Paperback)
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Highlights
- 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.
- About the Author: Edward C. Banfield was a political scientist that focused on self-interested, family-centric society and how it sacrificed public good.
- 192 Pages
- Social Science, Sociology
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Book Synopsis
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.About the Author
Edward C. Banfield was a political scientist that focused on self-interested, family-centric society and how it sacrificed public good.Dimensions (Overall): 8.52 Inches (H) x 5.1 Inches (W) x .52 Inches (D)
Weight: .56 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 192
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Sociology
Publisher: Free Press
Theme: Rural
Format: Paperback
Author: Edward C Banfield
Language: English
Street Date: February 1, 1967
TCIN: 78702554
UPC: 9780029015100
Item Number (DPCI): 247-21-9306
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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