The never-ending debate about the moral basis of a backward society: Banfield and 'amoral familism'
This article analyses Edward Banfield's book, The moral basis of a backward society. According to this American scholar, prioritizing present orientation over future planning is the distinctive character of backwardness. For this reason, in understanding backward rural contexts, cultural factor...
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Anthropological Society of Oxford
2009
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