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The paper provides an empirical analysis of the TMR in order to answer two questions: \"To what extent does neopatrimonialism explain the regime endurance of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic?\" and \"What does the case of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic reveal about neopatrimonialism and regime endurance over time?\" The analysis examines the TMR regime's use of Soviet-era industrial and bureaucratic structures, media, party networks, and worker committees to assert and maintain control, distribute patronage, maintain support for secession, and co-opt important interest groups. 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The paper provides an empirical analysis of the TMR in order to answer two questions: "To what extent does neopatrimonialism explain the regime endurance of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic?" and "What does the case of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic reveal about neopatrimonialism and regime endurance over time?" The analysis examines the TMR regime's use of Soviet-era industrial and bureaucratic structures, media, party networks, and worker committees to assert and maintain control, distribute patronage, maintain support for secession, and co-opt important interest groups. 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