ABSTRACT
Chapter 1 makes it clear that wildlife resource use cannot be understood in isolation from the multiple jurisdictions under which it is controlled and used. Political, economic and social factors interact with the ecological conditions supporting the productive systems discussed in the last chapter (such as agriculture, foraging, wildlife utilization). The broader concerns of political economy are, therefore, an important focus of this study which must not restrict itself to micro-social organizational issues at the ward level. Diffuse relations between human beings and resources within the wider political and economic dispensation can directly affect outcomes at ward level.
