Edward C. Banfield

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Edward C. Banfield was a political scientist that focused on self-interested, family-centric society and how it sacrificed public good.

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Books by Edward C. Banfield

Moral Basis of a Backward Society

By Edward C. Banfield

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.

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