Budgetary Devolution as an Aid to University Efficiency.

Dunworth, John; Cook, Rupert

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Publication Date: 1976

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Budgetary Devolution as an Aid to University Efficiency

Dunworth, John; Cook, Rupert

Higher Education, 5, 2, 153-67, May 76

An alternative system for allocating resources within British universities is proposed which involves (1) a budget for each recognizable academic unit, the size related to the unit's student load by a published formula, and (2) the devolution to units of responsibility for spending their budget on different items. (JT)

Descriptors: Budgeting, Departments, Educational Finance, Efficiency, Financial Policy, Higher Education, Incentives, Program Budgeting, Resource Allocation

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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