CHILDHOOD POVERTY AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION. EUROPEAN APPROACHES
Abstract
Poverty is one of the oldest and unresolved issues in the history of the welfare state. One of the poverty outcomes may be social exclusion, modern concept and object of social policy goal of the European Union, therefore is important to reveal poverty or social exclusion rate by age. Childhood poverty and social exclusion have a significant impact on child development. Romania is one of the countries with high rates for the main indicators on social exclusion of all age groups, including younger ones. Policies developed by OMC aim to create opportunities for poor or socially excluded children.
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