Marginality Addressing the Nexus of Poverty, Exclusion and Ecology

Marginality Addressing the Nexus of Poverty, Exclusion and Ecology / edited by Joachim von Braun, Franz W. Gatzweiler.

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 furth...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: von Braun, Joachim (Editor), Gatzweiler, Franz W. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Environment.
Environmental law.
Environmental policy.
Environmental economics.
Social policy.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Marginality—An Overview and Implications for Policy
  • Part 1 Concepts and Theory
  • 2 Marginality—A Framework for Analyzing Causal Complexities of Poverty
  • 3 Exclusion and Initiatives to “Include”: Revisiting Basic Economics to Guide Development Practice
  • 4 Marginality from a Socio-ecological Perspective
  • Part 2 Dimensions and Prevalence of Marginality
  • 5 Mapping Marginality Hotspots
  • 6 The Poorest: Who and Where They Are
  • 7 Targeting the Poorest and Most Vulnerable: Examples from Bangladesh
  • 8 Correlates of Extreme Poverty in Rural Ethiopia
  • 9 Examining the Circle of Attachment, Trauma, Shame, and Marginalization: the Unheard Voices of Young Kutchi Girls
  • Part 3 Environmental Drivers of Marginality
  • 10 Poverty, Agriculture and the Environment: the Case of Sub-Saharan Africa
  • 11 The Marginal Poor and their Dependence on Ecosystem Services: Evidence from South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
  • 12 Land Degradation, Poverty, and Marginality
  • Part 4     Experiencing Marginality in Africa and Asia
  • 13 Tackling Social Exclusion and Marginality for Poverty Reduction: Indian Experiences
  • 14 Consumption Behavior of the Poorest and Policy Implications in Indonesia
  • 15 Addressing Extreme Poverty and Marginality: Experiences in Rural China
  • 16 Experiences in Targeting the Poorest: a Case Study from Bangladesh
  • 17 Rural Poverty and Marginalization in Ethiopia: a Review of Development Interventions
  • Part 5 Responses to Marginality at Different Levels: State, Business, and Community
  • 18 Macro, Fiscal, and Decentralization Options to Address Marginality and Reach the Extremely Poor
  • 19 Social Protection, Marginality, and Extreme Poverty: Just Give Money to the Poor
  • 20 Innovative Business Approaches for the Reduction of Extreme Poverty and Marginality
  • 21 Business Initiatives that Overcome Rural Poverty and Marginality Through Creating Shared Value
  • 22 The Marginalized and Poorest in Different Communities and Settings of Ethiopia.

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