Why do state authorities have a particularly unfavorable view of mobile pastoralists?

A) They have no wealth with which to pay taxes.
B) Most pastoralists are fiercely territorial.
C) Their mobility makes them difficult to control.
D) Pastoralists use up too much land for their population size.


C) Their mobility makes them difficult to control.

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