Includes bibliographical references and index.

The emergence of man, governance and rules -- A brief history of man's impact on the planet -- Institutions and ungoverned spaces -- Proprietorship -- Price, markets and exchange -- The institutional history of wildlife and its governance -- Changing the game -- Assessing the economics of wildlife tools and lessons -- The sustainable governance approach -- Kindling CBNRM history and lessons from campfire in Zimbabwe -- Does it take a village? : is there a difference between participatory and representation governance? -- The global emergence of CBNRM practice and theory -- The application of theories of micro-governance to CBNRM -- Implementing CBNRM -- Participatory governance and revenue distribution in practice.