Moral Basis of a Backward Society
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- 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.
- Copyright:
- 1958
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 188 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780029015100
- Publisher:
- Free Press
- Date of Addition:
- 08/31/22
- Copyrighted By:
- The Free Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Sociology
- Submitted By:
- Worth Trust
- Proofread By:
- Worth Trust
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- With:
- Laura Fasano Banfield