{"product_id":"9780029015100","title":"Moral Basis of a Backward Society","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eBanfield, Edward C.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFree Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\/1\/1967\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChallenged and argued for years, Edward C. Banfield’s study has become accept by many people in the modern age.","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43367278084351,"sku":"9780029015100","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_291ddde0-f0a7-45c9-85a3-0d773c5c1f21.jpg?v=1746935911","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780029015100","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}