ERIC Number: ED479938
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2001-May
Pages: 163
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Educational Financing and Budgeting in Kazakhstan. Financial Management of Education Systems.
Kousherbaev, Krymbek; Aryn, Erlan; Ereshaev, Bauyirjan; Kuchukowa, Nurilya; Satova, Raushan; Usenova, Gauhar; Magenova, Kulyanda; Rahinjanova, Nagjan; Sultanova, Bahyita
This book provides an indepth description and analysis of financial management and budgetary procedures for education in Kazakhstan, one of the centrally planned economies of the former Soviet Union. The case of Kazakhstan is characterized by its radical and bold policies to improve educational financing and budgeting during the 1990s. Chapter 1, "General Characteristics of the Education System Budget of the Republic of Kazakhstan," provides background and an analysis of the budget system at the time the report was prepared. Chapter 2, "Reformation of the Budgetary Process in the Republic of Kazakhstan," discusses the order of preparation, consideration, and approval of the republic's budget; funding of educational staff; and organization of an effective legal basis for the education system. Chapter 3, "Strategy of Reforming the Education System and Its Financing," addresses reforms of the education system at the beginning of the 21st century and new criteria for financial financing. Appended are 9 charts and 30 tables that illustrate a wide variety of topics, including enrollment figures, student and school demographics, expenditures, and teacher and administrator salaries. (WFA)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Budgets, Costs, Economics of Education, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditures, Financial Needs, Financial Policy, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Higher Education, Instructional Student Costs, Operating Expenses, Preschool Education, Private Colleges, Private School Aid, Public Education, Resource Allocation, Teacher Salaries
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, International Inst. for Educational Planning, 7-9 rue Eugene-Delacroix, 75116 Paris, France. Web site: http://www.unesco.org/iiep.
Publication Type: Books; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). International Inst. for Educational Planning.
Identifiers - Location: Kazakhstan
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