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The Moral Basis of a Backward Society - by Edward C Banfield (Paperback)

The Moral Basis of a Backward Society - by  Edward C Banfield (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>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.</b> <p/>Analyzing families in southern Italy in 1955, <i>Moral Basis of a Backward Society </i>discusses how poverty is a result of the inability to trust or associate strongly outside of immediate family. <p/>Challenged and argued for years, Edward C. Banfield's study has become accept by many people in the modern age.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>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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