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Moral Basis of a Backward Society by Edward C. Banfield (Paperback, 1967)

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Publisher: 0 ISBN 13: 9780029015100. Author: EdwardC. Banfield ISBN 10: 0029015103. Title: Moral Basis of a Backward Society Item Condition: New. Used-Very Good: The book will be clean without any major stains or markings, the spine will be in excellent shape with only minor creasing, no pages will be missing and the cover is likely to be very clean.

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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.