Russian Federation - Per Capita Financing of Education : Experience and Issues

This brief policy note reviews experience so far with the implementation of a new financing scheme for general education (based on the principle of 'money follows the student') in the Russian Federation. The policy note, which also briefl...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Other Education Study
Language:English
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Published: World Bank Country Office, Moscow 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/6022997/russian-federation-capita-financing-education-experience-issues-policy-note
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spelling okr-10986-144012021-04-23T14:03:18Z Russian Federation - Per Capita Financing of Education : Experience and Issues World Bank ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ACHIEVEMENT ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES BLOCK GRANTS BUDGET EXECUTION BUDGET FINANCING BUDGET MANAGEMENT BUDGET PROCESS BUDGET SYSTEM BUDGETARY FUNDS BUDGETARY RESOURCES BUDGETARY SUPPORT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS CITIZENS CLASS SIZE COMPULSORY EDUCATION COMPULSORY EDUCATION SYSTEMS DEBT DEBT MANAGEMENT DECENTRALIZATION DECISION-MAKING DISABLED STUDENTS DISTRICTS EDUCATION EXPENDITURES EDUCATION LAW EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION SERVICES EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS EDUCATIONAL SERVICES EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS EMPLOYMENT EXECUTION EXPENDITURE EXTRABUDGETARY FUNDS FAMILIES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FEDERAL LEGISLATION FINANCIAL AUTONOMY FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT PROPERTY GOVERNMENT SPENDING GRAMMAR SCHOOLS HOME EDUCATION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION KINDERGARTENS LABOR MARKETS LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY LAWS LEGAL ENTITIES LEGISLATION LET LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL AUTHORITY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES OF FINANCE MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION MUNICIPAL PROPERTY MUNICIPALITIES MUNICIPALITY NATIONAL CURRICULUM NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL LEVEL PARENTS PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAMS PRIMARY SCHOOLS PROVISIONS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUPILS QUALITY OF EDUCATION RADIO READING REGIONAL EDUCATION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REPUBLICS RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE MOBILIZATION RURAL AREAS RURAL SCHOOLS SAFETY SAVINGS SCHOOL BUILDINGS SCHOOL EDUCATION SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SCHOOL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL PERFORMANCE SCHOOLS SECONDARY SCHOOLS SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL SERVICES SPECIAL EDUCATION SPORTS STATE BUDGET STATE SCHOOLS TAX TEACHER TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS TEACHERS TEACHING TEACHING MATERIALS TEACHING STAFF TEXTBOOKS TRANSPARENCY TREASURY UTILITIES This brief policy note reviews experience so far with the implementation of a new financing scheme for general education (based on the principle of 'money follows the student') in the Russian Federation. The policy note, which also briefly discusses the lessons of international experience in the field, may be relevant to other countries that are in the process of moving to a system of per capita financing of education services. Of the four major issues facing the education sector in Russia - resource mobilization and efficiency, quality and output measurement, market linkages and equity and access - the first is central: other reforms will be difficult to implement without an improvement in mobilization and allocation of resources. Two key sets of issues are discussed: 1) those issues that have affected the smooth introduction of per capita financing to date in Russia; and 2) perceived problems in relation to budget flexibility and school autonomy because of the introduction of the Treasury system and the Budget Code. 2013-07-09T15:18:45Z 2013-07-09T15:18:45Z 2004 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/6022997/russian-federation-capita-financing-education-experience-issues-policy-note ISBN 83-88911-04-X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14401 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Country Office, Moscow Economic & Sector Work :: Other Education Study Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Russian Federation
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topic ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTING
ACHIEVEMENT
ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
BLOCK GRANTS
BUDGET EXECUTION
BUDGET FINANCING
BUDGET MANAGEMENT
BUDGET PROCESS
BUDGET SYSTEM
BUDGETARY FUNDS
BUDGETARY RESOURCES
BUDGETARY SUPPORT
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS
CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
CITIZENS
CLASS SIZE
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
COMPULSORY EDUCATION SYSTEMS
DEBT
DEBT MANAGEMENT
DECENTRALIZATION
DECISION-MAKING
DISABLED STUDENTS
DISTRICTS
EDUCATION EXPENDITURES
EDUCATION LAW
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATION SERVICES
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS
EMPLOYMENT
EXECUTION
EXPENDITURE
EXTRABUDGETARY FUNDS
FAMILIES
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FEDERAL LEGISLATION
FINANCIAL AUTONOMY
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FISCAL
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
GRAMMAR SCHOOLS
HOME EDUCATION
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INNOVATION
KINDERGARTENS
LABOR MARKETS
LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY
LAWS
LEGAL ENTITIES
LEGISLATION
LET
LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL AUTHORITY
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT
MINISTRIES OF FINANCE
MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION
MUNICIPAL PROPERTY
MUNICIPALITIES
MUNICIPALITY
NATIONAL CURRICULUM
NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
NATIONAL LEVEL
PARENTS
PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAMS
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PROVISIONS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUPILS
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
RADIO
READING
REGIONAL EDUCATION
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REPUBLICS
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
RURAL AREAS
RURAL SCHOOLS
SAFETY
SAVINGS
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
SCHOOL EDUCATION
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
SCHOOLS
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SOCIAL NORMS
SOCIAL SERVICES
SPECIAL EDUCATION
SPORTS
STATE BUDGET
STATE SCHOOLS
TAX
TEACHER
TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TEACHING MATERIALS
TEACHING STAFF
TEXTBOOKS
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
UTILITIES
spellingShingle ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTING
ACHIEVEMENT
ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
BLOCK GRANTS
BUDGET EXECUTION
BUDGET FINANCING
BUDGET MANAGEMENT
BUDGET PROCESS
BUDGET SYSTEM
BUDGETARY FUNDS
BUDGETARY RESOURCES
BUDGETARY SUPPORT
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS
CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
CITIZENS
CLASS SIZE
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
COMPULSORY EDUCATION SYSTEMS
DEBT
DEBT MANAGEMENT
DECENTRALIZATION
DECISION-MAKING
DISABLED STUDENTS
DISTRICTS
EDUCATION EXPENDITURES
EDUCATION LAW
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATION SERVICES
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS
EMPLOYMENT
EXECUTION
EXPENDITURE
EXTRABUDGETARY FUNDS
FAMILIES
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FEDERAL LEGISLATION
FINANCIAL AUTONOMY
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FISCAL
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
GRAMMAR SCHOOLS
HOME EDUCATION
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INNOVATION
KINDERGARTENS
LABOR MARKETS
LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY
LAWS
LEGAL ENTITIES
LEGISLATION
LET
LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL AUTHORITY
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT
MINISTRIES OF FINANCE
MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION
MUNICIPAL PROPERTY
MUNICIPALITIES
MUNICIPALITY
NATIONAL CURRICULUM
NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
NATIONAL LEVEL
PARENTS
PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAMS
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PROVISIONS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUPILS
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
RADIO
READING
REGIONAL EDUCATION
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REPUBLICS
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
RURAL AREAS
RURAL SCHOOLS
SAFETY
SAVINGS
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
SCHOOL EDUCATION
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
SCHOOLS
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SOCIAL NORMS
SOCIAL SERVICES
SPECIAL EDUCATION
SPORTS
STATE BUDGET
STATE SCHOOLS
TAX
TEACHER
TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TEACHING MATERIALS
TEACHING STAFF
TEXTBOOKS
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
UTILITIES
World Bank
Russian Federation - Per Capita Financing of Education : Experience and Issues
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Russian Federation
description This brief policy note reviews experience so far with the implementation of a new financing scheme for general education (based on the principle of 'money follows the student') in the Russian Federation. The policy note, which also briefly discusses the lessons of international experience in the field, may be relevant to other countries that are in the process of moving to a system of per capita financing of education services. Of the four major issues facing the education sector in Russia - resource mobilization and efficiency, quality and output measurement, market linkages and equity and access - the first is central: other reforms will be difficult to implement without an improvement in mobilization and allocation of resources. Two key sets of issues are discussed: 1) those issues that have affected the smooth introduction of per capita financing to date in Russia; and 2) perceived problems in relation to budget flexibility and school autonomy because of the introduction of the Treasury system and the Budget Code.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Other Education Study
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Russian Federation - Per Capita Financing of Education : Experience and Issues
title_short Russian Federation - Per Capita Financing of Education : Experience and Issues
title_full Russian Federation - Per Capita Financing of Education : Experience and Issues
title_fullStr Russian Federation - Per Capita Financing of Education : Experience and Issues
title_full_unstemmed Russian Federation - Per Capita Financing of Education : Experience and Issues
title_sort russian federation - per capita financing of education : experience and issues
publisher World Bank Country Office, Moscow
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/6022997/russian-federation-capita-financing-education-experience-issues-policy-note
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14401
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