1 Marginality-An Overview and Implications for Policy; Joachim von Braun and Franz W. Gatzweiler\nPart 1 Concepts and Theory\n2 Marginality-A Framework for Analyzing Causal Complexities of Poverty; Franz W. Gatzweiler and Heike Baumüller\n3 Exclusion and Initiatives to \"Include\": Revisiting Basic Economics to Guide Development Practice; Sajjad Zohir\n4 Marginality from a Socio-ecological Perspective; Daniel Callo-Concha, Jan Henning Sommer, Janina Kleemann, Franz W. Gatzweiler, and Manfred Denich\nPart 2 Dimensions and Prevalence of Marginality\n5 Mapping Marginality Hotspots; Valerie Graw and Christine Husmann\n6 The Poorest: Who and Where They Are?; Akhter U. Ahmed, Ruth Vargas Hill, and Farria Naeem\n7 Targeting the Poorest and Most Vulnerable: Examples from Bangladesh; Nusha Yamina Choudhury and Christa Räder\n8 Correlates of Extreme Poverty in Rural Ethiopia; Degnet Abebaw Ejigie and Assefa Admassie\n9 Examining the Circle of Attachment, Trauma, Shame, and Marginalization: the Unheard Voices of Young Kutchi Girls; Manasi Kumar\nPart 3 Environmental Drivers of Marginality\n10 Poverty, Agriculture and the Environment: the Case of Sub-Saharan Africa; Prabhu Pingali, Kate Schneider, and Monika Zurek\n11 The Marginal Poor and their Dependence on Ecosystem Services: Evidence from South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa; Pushpam Kumar and Makiko Yashiro\n12 Land Degradation, Poverty, and Marginality; Nicolas Gerber, Ephraim Nkonya, and Joachim von Braun\nPart 4 Experiencing Marginality in Africa and Asia\n13 Tackling Social Exclusion and Marginality for Poverty Reduction: Indian Experiences; Sukhadeo Thorat\n14 Consumption Behavior of the Poorest and Policy Implications in Indonesia; Evita Hanie Pangaribowo\n15 Addressing Extreme Poverty and Marginality: Experiences in Rural China; Ling Zhu\n16 Experiences in Targeting the Poorest: a Case Study from Bangladesh; Syed Masud Ahmed\n17 Rural Poverty and Marginalization in Ethiopia: a Review of Development Interventions; Assefa Admassie and Degnet Abebaw\nPart 5 Responses to Marginality at Different Levels: State, Business, and Community\n18 Macro, Fiscal, and Decentralization Options to Address Marginality and Reach the Extremely Poor; S. Ehtisham Ahmad\n19 Social Protection, Marginality, and Extreme Poverty: Just Give Money to the Poor?; David Hulme, Joe Hanlon, and Armando Barrientos\n20 Innovative Business Approaches for the Reduction of Extreme Poverty and Marginality?; Heike Baumüller, Christine Husmann, and Joachim von Braun\n21 Business Initiatives that Overcome Rural Poverty and Marginality Through Creating Shared Value; Niels Christiansen\n22 The Marginalized and Poorest in Different Communities and Settings of Ethiopia; Tadesse Woldemariam Gole, Fite Getaneh Ilfata, Motuma Tafa, and Aleka Aregachew