Which of the following variants on the theme of regulatory gaps can be found in several African states, as described by Williams?
a. a lack of control of borders because of the profitable transshipment of illegal goods
b. criminal organizations engaging in paternalism, providing material resources to the population that the state cannot
c. the lack of an appropriate regulatory framework for business, which results in businesses using unorthodox and illegal practices with the help of criminal organizations
d. the decline of the importance and resources of central state departments such as the military, which turn to their own entrepreneurial activities, such as selling off weaponry
e. the lack of regulations, particularly in the extraction of minerals and other natural resources, which fuels criminal activity by leaders, transnational criminal organizations, and rebel armies
Answer: e
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