Progress at Risk. The CASE STUDY on Inequalities in Urban Moldova

Progress at Risk. The CASE STUDY on Inequalities in Urban Moldova

September 29, 2016

The general objective of the study is to analyze the situation regarding the different forms of inequality persisting in urban Moldova, with a special focus on its capital, Chisinau city. Chisinau became the most attractive locality in the country, with the most concentrated population, but also with the highest risks related to inequality among the different groups of population.

The study presents different aspects of inequality: monetary and non – monetary ones, particularly taking the analysis of incomes and expenditures, insufficiency of incomes being recognized as the main factor inducing inequality in the capital city. The qualitative study analyses some other aspects of inequality encountered by urban population, especially in the capital city, presenting the findings in the report.