als as subject to environmental forces, not least social forces, because human beings derive self-worth on account of social relations (95-6). Society, comprising individuals, also entails collective goals that imply a government role in achieving individual and social fulfillment. Government is seen as an impartial protector of individual rights on one hand but as agent of public interest as a whole on the other. Equality is a social construction, with equality of opportunity and justice to be balanced against "equality of result," which can suffer owing to unequal distribution of wealth. Efficiency is a desirable social goal, but it is su
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