According to the conflict perspective, nation-states exist primarily to

a. serve the interests of a society's elite.
b. eliminate tensions between social classes.
c. solve the Hobbesian problem of order.
d. perpetuate competition for warm-water ports.
e. establish the legitimacy of charismatic authority.


A

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