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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

von Braun, Joachim

Contributor:

von Braun, Joachim., Editor.

Gatzweiler, Franz W., Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecology.

Environmental law.

Environmental policy.

Environmental economics.

Social policy.

Environment, general.

Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.

Environmental Economics.

Social Policy.

Local Subjects:

Environment, general.

Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.

Environmental Economics.

Social Policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 389 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed. 2014.

Place of Publication:

Cham Springer Nature 2014

Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

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.

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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version:

OCLC:

858812520