But you should see their families: Preventing child abandonment and promoting social inclusion in countries in transition

Social Work and Social Sciences Review

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 57-78

  Bilson, Andy ^a   Markova, Galina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NEW BULGARIAN UNIVERSITY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Bulgaria; Child abandonment; Countries in transition; Institutional care; Roma

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549134394     PISSN: 09535225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1921/17466105.12.3.57     Document Type: Article

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