Much of the profit derived from the area’s economic activities and the exploitation of its natural resources may have gone to the elite rather than to the common people, who did most of the work.
Sebagian besar laba dari kegiatan ekonomi dan pemanfaatan sumber daya alam di daerah itu boleh jadi masuk ke golongan elite dan bukannya ke rakyat jelata, yang melakukan hampir semua pekerjaan.