Why do state authorities have a particularly unfavorable view of mobile pastoralists?
A) Their mobility makes them difficult to control.
B) They have no wealth with which to pay taxes.
C) Most pastoralists are fiercely territorial.
D) Pastoralists use up too much land for their population size.
A
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