{"title":"Edward C. Banfield","description":"Edward C. Banfield was a political scientist that focused on self-interested, family-centric society and how it sacrificed public good.","products":[{"product_id":"the-moral-basis-of-a-backward-society-paperback","title":"The Moral Basis of a Backward Society - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChallenged and argued for years, Edward C. Banfield's study has become accept by many people in the modern age.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51365565825247,"sku":"9780029015100","price":27.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/t_LHhF6cJs9780029015100.webp?v=1789066395"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/edward-c-banfield.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}