Overview
- Editors:
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Joachim von Braun
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Center for Development Research, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Franz W. Gatzweiler
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Center for Development Research, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- To explain, conceptualize, and highlight marginality as a root cause of poverty and deprivation
- Exemplify analytical approaches to the study of “Marginality” at different scales (global, national, local) for students and advanced researchers
- Facilitate action of public and private players to overcome marginality for reduction of extreme poverty?
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Table of contents (22 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-xvii
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- Joachim von Braun, Franz W. Gatzweiler
Pages 1-23Open Access
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Concepts and Theory
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- Franz W. Gatzweiler, Heike Baumüller
Pages 27-40Open Access
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- Daniel Callo-Concha, Jan Henning Sommer, Janina Kleemann, Franz W. Gatzweiler, Manfred Denich
Pages 57-65Open Access
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Dimensions and Prevalence of Marginality
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- Valerie Graw, Christine Husmann
Pages 69-83Open Access
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- Akhter U. Ahmed, Ruth Vargas Hill, Farria Naeem
Pages 85-99Open Access
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- Nusha Yamina Choudhury, Christa Räder
Pages 101-115Open Access
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- Degnet Abebaw, Assefa Admassie
Pages 117-131Open Access
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Environmental Drivers of Marginality
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Front Matter
Pages 149-149
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- Prabhu Pingali, Kate Schneider, Monika Zurek
Pages 151-168Open Access
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- Pushpam Kumar, Makiko Yashiro
Pages 169-180Open Access
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- Nicolas Gerber, Ephraim Nkonya, Joachim von Braun
Pages 181-202Open Access
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Experiencing Marginality in Africa and Asia
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Front Matter
Pages 203-203
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About this book
This book takes a new approach on understanding causes of extreme poverty and promising actions to address it. Its focus is on marginality being a root cause of poverty and deprivation. “Marginality” is the position of people on the edge, preventing their access to resources, freedom of choices, and the development of capabilities. The book is research based with original empirical analyses at local, national, and local scales; book contributors are leaders in their fields and have backgrounds in different disciplines. An important message of the book is that economic and ecological approaches and institutional innovations need to be integrated to overcome marginality. The book will be a valuable source for development scholars and students, actors that design public policies, and for social innovators in the private sector and non-governmental organizations.
About the editors
Joachim von Braun is an economist, with a Doctoral degree in agricultural economics from University of Göttingen, Germany. He joined ZEF as Professor and Director of the Department for Economic and Technological Change in December 2009. He was also Director at ZEF during its foundation phase 1997-2002. Before returning to ZEF, von Braun was Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) based in Washington, DC, U.S.A. 2002 to 2009. von Braun also has been Professor for Food Economics and Policy at Kiel University, Germany. His research addresses international development economics topics, incl. markets and trade; poverty; health and nutrition; science and technology.