Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-223).
Summary
"Results of fieldwork conducted from 1984-86 demonstrate relationships between social institutions, natural resource management, and macroeconomic policies in San Andrés Lagunas. Analyzes historical, environmental, and technological issues relevant to maíz production, peasants' economic strategies, economic and social sources of environmental crisis, and potential role of peasants as social agents of conservation"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas
