Moral Basis of a Backward Society

Author: Banfield, Edward C.

Brand: Free Press

Color: Multicolor

Edition: Underlining

Number Of Pages: 188

PartNumber: 9780029015100

Release Date: 01-02-1967

Details: 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.

EAN: 9780029015100

Model: 9780029015100

Languages: English

Binding: Paperback

Item Note: Standard wear from age. Minor understanding inside. Has prior owners name on first page

Item Condition: UsedGood