Reforming education finance in transition countries: six case studies in per capita financing systems

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Title:
Reforming education finance in transition countries: six case studies in per capita financing systems
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Washington DC : World Bank, 2011.
Pages:
xxii, 307 p
Contents:
Intro — Contents — Foreword — Contributors — Acronyms and Abbreviations — Executive Summary — 1. Reforming Education Financing Systems in Transition Countries: An Introduction to Six Case Studies — 1.1. Introduction — 1.2. From Input-Based Financing to Per Capita Financing — 1.3. About This Book — 2. Per Capita Financing of General Education in Armenia — 2.1. Introduction — 2.2. Background — 2.3. The Design of the Funding Formula — 2.4. The Implementation of the Funding Formula — 2.5. Assessment of Outcomes — 2.6. Conclusions — 3. Per Capita Financing of Education in Estonia — 3.1. Introduction — 3.2. Background — 3.3. The Design of the Funding Formula — 3.4. The Implementation of the Funding Formula — 3.5. Assessment of Outcomes — 3.6. Conclusions — Annex A. Additional Statistics — Annex B. List of People Interviewed for the Country Case Study — 4. School Vouchers in Georgia: Implementation of a Simple Idea in a Complex Environment — 4.1. Introduction — 4.2. Background — 4.3. The Design of the Funding Formula — 4.4. The Implementation of the Funding Formula — 4.5. Assessment of Outcomes — 4.6. Conclusions — 5. Student Basket Reform in Lithuania: Fine-Tuning Central and Local Financing of Education — 5.1. Introduction — 5.2. Background — 5.3. The Design of the Funding Formula — 5.4. The Implementation of the Funding Formula — 5.5. Assessment of Outcomes — 5.6. Conclusions — Annex A. Methodology of Student Basket — Annex B. Complete Table of Allocation Coeffcients for Student Basket in 2007 — Annex C. List of People Interviewed for the Country Case Study — 6. Per Capita Financing of General Education in Poland: A Case Study — 6.1. Introduction — 6.2. Background — 6.3. The Design of the Funding Formula — 6.4. The Implementation of the Funding Formula — 6.5. Assessment of Outcomes — 6.6. Conclusions. Annex A. Additional Statistics on School Funding — Annex B. List of People Interviewed for the Country Case Study7. Per Capita Financing of General Education in Russia: An Assessment of the Financing Reform in the Chuvash Republic and the Tver Oblast — 7.1. Introduction — 7.2. Background — 7.3. The Design of the Funding Formula — 7.4. The Implementation of the Funding Formula — 7.5. Assessment of Outcomes — 7.6. Conclusions — Annex A. Factors Influencing the Implementation of PCF in 72 Regions — Annex B. List of People Interviewed for the Country Case Study — 8. Per Capita Financing of General Education in Europe and Central Asia: Has It Delivered on Its Promise? An Overview of Six Country Case Studies — 8.1. Introduction — 8.2. Different Objectives of Per Capita Finance Reform in ECA-But in the Context of Decentralization — 8.3. Great Variation in Design, Structure, Coverage and Reach of Funding Formulae — 8.4. Assessing the Reform: What is the Evidence? — 8.5. Main Lessons Learned — Annex A. Per Capita Financing Formulae: A Comparative Analysis — Boxes — Box 1.1. What is Decentralization? — Box 3.1. The Funding of Private Schools in Estonia — Box 3.2. Per Student Funding: Effciency Effects on Private Schools in Estonia — Box 3.3. A Look at the Effects of the Financing Reform on Quality: Equality of Outcomes in Estonia — Box 5.1 Teacher Qualifications and Salaries in Lithuania — Box 6.1. Non-Public Schools in Poland: Federation of Educational Initiatives — Box 8.1. To Pilot or not to Pilot? Issues in Introducing the Per Student Finance Reform — Figures — Tables.
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ENWorld Bank Studies are published to communicate the results of the Bank’s work to the development community with the least possible delay. The manuscript of this paper therefore has not been prepared in accordance with the procedures appropriate to formally-edited texts. This volume is a product of the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this volume do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Directors of The World Bank or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgement on the part of The World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries.

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