While elites in state societies control resources, production, and surplus just as chiefs do, a difference between them is __________
a. chiefs personally own all of these economic systems
b. elites pay taxes rather than tribute
c. elites retain the majority of surplus for their own use
d. chiefs directly control their bureaucracies while elites do not
Answer: c
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