{"product_id":"the-moral-basis-of-a-backward-society-9780029015100","title":"The Moral Basis of a Backward Society","description":"\u003cb\u003eLooking 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnalyzing families in southern Italy in 1955, \u003ci\u003eMoral Basis of a Backward Society \u003c\/i\u003ediscusses how poverty is a result of the inability to trust or associate strongly outside of immediate family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChallenged and argued for years, Edward C. Banfield's study has become accept by many people in the modern age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward C. Banfield\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/1967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.10w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780029015100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdward C. Banfield was a political scientist that focused on self-interested, family-centric society and how it sacrificed public good.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43097766789235,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":28.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_57ccb35a-9909-440c-8d4a-13ee5725eecb.jpg?v=1748613955","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-moral-basis-of-a-backward-society-9780029015100","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}