Resource Allocation in Higher Education

摘要: "Resource Allocation in Higher Education" describes how colleges, universities, and government agencies can use budgeting processes to improve program planning productivity. Drawn from the contributors' direct experiences as well research findings, it blends conceptual foundations with practical insights. Many resource allocation higher education need reform, this volume will stimulate assist that effort.Beginning economic theory of nonprofits, essays examine current systems both theoretical terms. Resource other domains such health care are explored for relevant Throughout, decentralization remains a major theme. Topics range eminently practical--how establish global accounting system or choose an endowment spending rate--to more abstract--the various nonprofit enterprises balance academic values against market pressures. The ends by proposing value responsibility budgeting, which offers institutions potentially better way pursuing their while remaining responsive pressures.Those within who responsible allocation, provosts, chief financial officers, budget directors, find much speaks them. While mostly domain economics, management, planning, written any serious reader concerned problem reform education.William F. Massy is Professor Education Business Administration at Stanford University.