1. Marginality : an overview and implications for policy / Joachim von Braun and Franz W. Gatzweiler -- Part I. Concepts and theory. 2. Marginality : a framework for analyzing causal complexities of poverty / Franz W. Gatzweiler and Heike Baumu۸جller ; 3. Exclusion and initiatives to include : revisiting basic economics to guide development practice / Sajjad Zohir ; 4. Marginality from a socio-ecological perspective / Daniel Callo-Concha ]and four others[ -- Part II. Dimensions and prevalence of marginality. 5. Mapping marginality hotspots / Valerie Graw and Christine Husmann ; 6. The poorest: who and where they are / Akhter U. Ahmed, Ruth Vargas Hill, and Farria Naeem ; 7. Targeting the poorest and most vulnerable : examples from Bangladesh / Nusha Yamina Choudjury and Christa Ra۸جder ; 8. Correlates of extreme poverty in rural Ethiopia / Deget Abebaw and Assefa Admassie ; 9. Examining the circle of attachment, trauma, shame, and marginalization: the unheard voices of young Kutchi girls / Manasi Kumar -- Part III. Environmental drivers of marginality. 01. Poverty, agriculture and the environment: the case of sub-Saharan Africa / Prabhu Pingali, Kate Schneider, and Monika Zurek ; 11. The marginal poor and their dependence on ecosystem services: evidence from South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa / Pushpam Kumar and Makiko Yashiro ; 21. Land degradation, poverty, and marginality / Nicholas Gerber, Ephraim Nkonya, and Joachim von Braun -- Part IV. Experiencing marginality in Africa and Asia. 31. Tackling social exclusion and marginality for poverty reduction: Indian experiences / Sukhadeo Thorat ; 41. Consumption behavior of the poorest and policy implications in Indonesia / Evita Hanie Pangaribowo ; 51. Addressing extreme poverty and marginality: experiences in rural China / Ling Zhu ; 61. Experiences in targeting the poorest: a case study from Bangladesh / Syed Masud Ahmed ; 71. 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. 81. Macro, fiscal, and decentralization options to address marginality and reach the extremely poor / S. Ehtisham Ahmad ; 91. Social protection, marginality, and extreme poverty: just give money to the poor? / David Hulme, Joseph Hanlon, and Armando Barrientos ; 02. Innovative business approaches for the reduction of extreme poverty and marginality / Heike Baumu۸جller, Christine Husmann, and Joachin von Braun ; 12. Business initiatives that overcome rural poverty and marginality through creating shared value / Niels Christiansen ; 22. The marginalized and poorest in different communities and settings of Ethiopia / Tadesse Woldemariam Gole ]and three others[