The growing divide: the marginalisation of young Roma children in Bulgaria

摘要: This article evaluates how evolving social policies for very young children and their families affect the marginalisation of Roma from mainstream Bulgarian society. The (or ‘gypsies’) have long been ostracised by various societies since fall communism in 1989 become increasingly vulnerable to income poverty exclusion. exclusion threatens Bulgaria's economic political growth because constitute an increasing proportion population. compares effects current child family on modifying differences between under age three those majority children. It demonstrates both universal directed at helping all targeted most deprived a population, can, previous employment other factors, further marginalise disadvantaged