{"product_id":"government-project-9780844750651","title":"Government Project","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGovernment Project\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e tells the story of an attempt by the\nUS government to remake the lives of some of its citizens by establishing a cooperative\nfarm in Pinal County, Arizona, in 1937. These individuals were among the most\ndesperately poor and disadvantaged in the nation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCasa Grande Valley Farms was an elaborate venture that provided\nthe Americans who volunteered to settle there with housing, work, and the\nopportunity to earn income. For five years, the farm succeeded. The revenues\nfrom the sale of its crops gave the Casa Grande settlers material comfort and\nwealth far beyond what they had ever possessed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut in the farm’s seventh year of operation, the inhabitants\nshuttered it and walked away with hardly anything, to the shock and dismay of\nthe government officials overseeing it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGovernment Project\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explains what went wrong at Casa\nGrande. In telling this story, it illuminates larger truths about human nature\nand the limits of governance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edward C. Banfield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48274120573179,"sku":"9780844750651","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_7670eb0e-bc72-4977-b1a0-8316c03daa19.jpg?v=1771031540","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/government-project-9780844750651","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}