Higher Education Budgeting at the State Level: Concepts and Principles
| Title: | Higher Education Budgeting at the State Level: Concepts and Principles |
| Author: | Jones, Dennis P. |
| Date: | 1984 |
| Catalog #: | 2BA364 |
| Price: | $ 8.00 |
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| Description: |
With many states revising their approach to allocating resources—or contemplating such a move—this book steps back from annual attempts to make the numbers come out right and considers instead basic concepts and principles. Key topics include: • Budgeting and educational objectives • Planning and accountability • Policy and procedure • Budgetary design and structure • Governance relationships This volume begins by developing key concepts consistent with sound budgetary practice. These principles reflect a state perspective on educational priorities and objectives while accommodating the needs of institutions with different roles and missions. The book then describes customary approaches to resource allocation and evaluates them in light of these concepts. Because the changed circumstances of American higher education require new responses, this volume examines actual potential alternative approaches to resource allocation that will meet the needs of states, their citizens, and their colleges and universities. The concepts and principles developed in this informative, articulate, yet compact book lay the foundation for effective action. |