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  • i She has a discussion of the argument on p. 39–42 of her book.1

  • ii I leave for another time the interesting question of whether some agents might agree with the government that their welfare would be improved if they were restricted, so there is no substitution of judgement at the level of welfare, but nevertheless claim that they have a right to determine for themselves what to do in the area being restricted, and rights-violation is worse than welfare loss.

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