<p>I have seen literature about how hunter-gatherer groups allocate common resources <em>within</em> groups. But I wonder how &quot;common&quot; resources are allocated <em>between</em> groups, i.e. which group gets to use which territory when. Which institutions does it involve?</p>

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2020-12-28T13:55:04.963Z
resource is a factor of production (see Samuelson's Economics), so land would be a resource, but its 'fruits' would be good not resource. Are you interested in allocation of factors of production or goods between groups? Those are different questions
1muflon1
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2020-12-28T19:52:15.513Z
I mean resources, i.e. factors of production. In practical terms the territory that groups dwell on live off. I've adjusted the question to reflect that.
sba222
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2020-12-30T21:49:01.650Z
This question is in the domain of anthropology. I believe that it is safe to say that different groups interacted with others varies across geographies, so there probably is no short answer.
Brian Romanchuk
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How do different groups of hunter-gatherers decide which group gets to use which land and resources?
sba222
# How do different groups of hunter-gatherers decide which group gets to use which land and resources?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-12-28)

I have seen literature about how hunter-gatherer groups allocate common resources *within* groups. But I wonder how "common" resources are allocated *between* groups, i.e. which group gets to use which territory when. Which institutions does it involve?

**Tags:** institutions, resource-allocation, commons

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: resource is a factor of production (see Samuelson's Economics), so land would be a resource, but its 'fruits' would be good not resource. Are you interested in allocation of factors of production or goods between groups? Those are different questions  
> **username_0**: I mean resources, i.e. factors of production. In practical terms the territory that groups dwell on live off. I've adjusted the question to reflect that.  
> **username_2**: This question is in the domain of anthropology. I believe that it is safe to say that different groups interacted with others varies across geographies, so there probably is no short answer.  

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