State Capture in Moldova

Aoife Griffin

doi:10.5771/9783689001209

Summary

State capture has proved to be an obstacle to the transition to democracy. Moldova, as a weak state, is subject to the interests of oligarchic networks, who have brought the state apparatus under their direct influence. The underlying dynamics of state capture evolved in 2009 with the election of a coalition of pro-European parties. The elites used the state apparatus to benefit their interests. Despite this ongoing state capture, the European Union (EU) continues to refer to Moldova as a success story in its eastern neighbourhood. This raises questions regarding how the EU was dealing with the problem. Did it address state capture in Moldova, or did it rather play a role in the consolidation of state capture?

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Copyright year: 2024
ISBN-Print: 978-3-68900-119-3
ISBN-Online: 978-3-68900-120-9
Publisher: Tectum, Baden-Baden
Series: Young Academics: EU Studies
Volume: 2
Language: English
Pages: 62
Product type: Book Titles

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages I - XII
1. A renewed focus on the EU’s relationship with Moldova No access
1. 1.1 Europeanisation No access
2. 1.2 External Incentives Model No access
3. 1.3 Methodology No access
4. 1.4 Operationalisation No access
1. 1. 2.1.1 The role of oligarchs No access
2. 1. 2.2.1 Capturing the state apparatus No access
  2. 2.2.2 Gaining complete control No access
  3. 2.2.3 How the era of predatory elites came to an end No access
1. 1. 3.1.1 Market and Trade Liberalisation No access
  2. 3.1.2 Legitimising Oligarchic Networks No access
2. 1. 3.2.1 The ‘European View’ of the Moldovan Political Elite No access
  2. 3.2.2 The Reality versus the Declaratory Progress of Europeanisation No access
1. 1. 4.1.1 From newly independent state to ENP and EaP No access
  2. 4.1.2 A new perspective? The AA and DCFTA No access
2. 4.2 The role of Russia in state capture No access
3. 4.3 Defining the EU’s response No access
Conclusion No access Pages 53 - 56
Bibliography No access Pages 57 - 62