The critical elements of any economic system are:

a. Reciprocity, redistribution, and market exchange.
b. Production, distribution, and consumption.
c. Currency, capital, and exchange.
d. Government, exchange, and consumption.
e. Agriculture, trade, and taxation.


B

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