Earlier we noted a difference between a perspective on governance in
which citizens look beyond their self-interest to the larger public interest,
and one in which government exists to ensure that citizens can make choices
consistent with their self-interest by guaranteeing certain procedures and
individual rights. What has now become clear is that theories of citizenship
diverge in a strikingly similar way. The democratic ideal of persons
actively engaged in the work of the community or nation, benefiting both
the society and themselves as they become more complete human beings
through their involvement in the political system, is contrasted with the
world of jurisprudence and legal rights, both shaped to protect our interest
in things, our possessions. In this chapter, we argue that the prevailing view