Noblesse oblige suggests that

a. social, economic, and political elites should use their position to enhance the quality of life for those less fortunate than themselves.
b. individuals have a right to make decisions for themselves and that, as much as possible, families and small social organizations should provide economic protection and distribute social goods to individuals rather than the state furnishing such protections.
c. the market is the best way to allocate resources and generate wealth but not to distribute such wealth.
d. government involvement in the protection of groups or leveling of the economic playing field should be discouraged.
e. strengthening traditional social attitudes is an effective way to immunize countries from the corrupting cultural influences of Western-led globalization.


A

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