Marginalsituation
Marginalsituation is a concept used in German-speaking social sciences to describe a situation in which people or areas are located on the margins of the economy and society. It denotes a state of limited resources, opportunities, and social participation that can lead to persistent disadvantage. The term is multiplanar, applying to individuals, households, and geographic regions.
For individuals or households, marginalsituation often involves precarious or informal work, underemployment, long-term unemployment, low income,
Causes are typically structural and multidimensional, including economic restructuring, automation, globalization, housing costs, demographic change, and
Measurement and policy approaches vary, as there is no single universal metric. Researchers often combine indicators