99 points : ) what is the effect of trade being controlled by imperial leaders?

Imperial leaders are the ones who have the final say, and can either get what they want, regardless of their people, or help the people. This leads to deficients in areas that are needed by certain groups of people, if their is a limited amount of fundings, and the people have little to no say in what the money is spent on.

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