| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 389 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Marginality : an overview and implications for policy / Joachim von Braun and Franz W. Gatzweiler -- Part I. Concepts and theory. Marginality : a framework for analyzing causal complexities of poverty / Franz W. Gatzweiler and Heike Baumüller -- Exclusion and initiatives to include : revisiting basic economics to guide development practice / Sajjad Zohir -- Marginality from a socio-ecological perspective / Daniel Callo-Concha [and four others] -- Part II. Dimensions and prevalence of marginality. Mapping marginality hotspots / Valerie Graw and Christine Husmann -- The poorest: who and where they are / Akhter U. Ahmed, Ruth Vargas Hill, and Farria Naeem -- Targeting the poorest and most vulnerable : examples from Bangladesh / Nusha Yamina Choudjury and Christa Räder -- Correlates of extreme poverty in rural Ethiopia / Deget Abebaw and Assefa Admassie -- Examining the circle of attachment, trauma, shame, and marginalization: the unheard voices of young Kutchi girls / Manasi Kumar -- Part III. Environmental drivers of marginality. Poverty, agriculture and the environment: the case of sub-Saharan Africa / Prabhu Pingali, Kate Schneider, and Monika Zurek -- The marginal poor and their dependence on ecosystem services: evidence from South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa / Pushpam Kumar and Makiko Yashiro -- Land degradation, poverty, and marginality / Nicholas Gerber, Ephraim Nkonya, and Joachim von Braun -- Part IV. Experiencing marginality in Africa and Asia. Tackling social exclusion and marginality for poverty reduction: Indian experiences / Sukhadeo Thorat -- Consumption behavior of the poorest and policy implications in Indonesia / Evita Hanie Pangaribowo -- Addressing extreme poverty and marginality: experiences in rural China / Ling Zhu -- Experiences in targeting the poorest: a case study from Bangladesh / Syed Masud Ahmed -- Rural poverty and marginalization in Ethiopia: a review of development interventions / Assefa Admassie and Degnet Abebaw -- Part V. Responses to marginality at different levels: state, business, and community. Macro, fiscal, and decentralization options to address marginality and reach the extremely poor / S. Ehtisham Ahmad -- Social protection, marginality, and extreme poverty: just give money to the poor? / David Hulme, Joseph Hanlon, and Armando Barrientos -- Innovative business approaches for the reduction of extreme poverty and marginality / Heike Baumüller, Christine Husmann, and Joachin von Braun -- Business initiatives that overcome rural poverty and marginality through creating shared value / Niels Christiansen -- The marginalized and poorest in different communities and settings of Ethiopia / Tadesse Woldemariam Gole [and three others]. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 23, 2013). |
| Summary |
This volume presents new insights on marginality, i.e. the situation of people living on the edge of socio-economic and ecological systems. The marginality concept leads to different development policies. While the prevalence of poverty declined by about 50 percent in the past two decades, any further reduction of poverty will be more difficult, because of high diversity of extremely poor people, and complex interrelations between poverty, exclusion and ecology. The marginality concept provides guidance to address this issue. Marginality entails addressing the structural forces of poverty, such as exclusion, discrimination and ecological degradations which lead to vulnerability of the poor. In this volume economists, ecology experts, geographers, agronomists, sociologist, and business experts come together to address marginality. The inter-disciplinary research offers conceptual innovations and presents the dimensions of marginality in developing countries. Economic, political, and environmental drivers are assessed and mapped globally and in detail for countries in Africa and Asia, especially Ethiopia, India, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia. Economic growth especially in rural areas remains and farming communities is central to poverty reduction but needs to be complemented with specific actions to reach those at the margins. The social policy actions and measures to end exclusions are highlighted, and the roles of the state, local government, business and community in them are pointed out for overcoming marginality. |
| Local Note |
SpringerLink Springer Nature Open Access eBooks |
| Subject |
Marginality, Social.
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Poverty.
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Sciences de la terre.
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Environnement.
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Marginality, Social. (OCoLC)fst01009156
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Poverty. (OCoLC)fst01074093
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Soziale Integration
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Armut
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Soziale Ungleichheit
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Umweltgefährdung
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Marginalität
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armoede |
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poverty |
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milieueconomie |
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environmental economics |
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sociaal beleid |
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social policy |
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milieuwetgeving |
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environmental legislation |
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milieubeleid |
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environmental policy |
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milieu |
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environment |
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marginale groepen |
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marginal groups |
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Marginal Groups |
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Marginale groepen |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Von Braun, Joachim, 1950- editor.
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Gatzweiler, Franz W., editor.
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| ISBN |
9789400770614 (electronic bk.) |
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9400770618 (electronic bk.) |
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940077060X |
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9789400770607 |
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9789400770607 |
| Standard No. |
10.1007/978-94-007-7061-4 doi |
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