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August 5, 2026Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea StudiesOpen Access

The subnational geography of foreign aid in Moldova – donor darlings and orphans among the Moldovan rayons

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ZOZdeněk OpršalJHJaromír HarmáčekJPJiří Pánek

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Investigates foreign aid allocation in Moldova's rayons, revealing disparities in development needs and donor preferences.

Key Points

  • The research aims to analyze the distribution of foreign aid among Moldovan rayons and its alignment with development needs.
  • Employed geolocalized data from the World Bank and UNDP
  • Conducted statistical analyses to assess aid allocation
  • Examined the relationship between development needs and geographic characteristics of rayons
  • Aid allocation is skewed towards regions near the capital, neglecting actual development needs.
  • UNDP allocates more aid to rayons with fewer Slavic speakers, reflecting demographic considerations.
  • World Bank support correlates with urbanization rates and stronger pro-EU political backing.

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Opršal et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a72e79c226790f370656e4ehttps://doi.org/10.1080/14683857.2026.2708323
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