Transparency and Accountability Program

TAP's mission is to increase the capacity of civil society organizations to reduce corruption and better hold government accountable for efficiency in social sector public spending

Targeting Education: From Policy Review to Decentralized Public Spending

Moldova is currently experimenting with decentralization in education. Moldova’s Institute for Development and Social Initiatives (IDIS) “Viitorul” wanted to assess the extent and effect of the decentralization, as well as the general state of financing for Moldovan education.  Researchers examined budget data and laws, as well as national and international reports, and interviewed mayors, local government officials, and the directors and vice-directors of 30 schools chosen to represent a broad swath of Moldova’s education system. They found that Moldovan education budgeting remains highly centralized, and is allocated by a system that is vulnerable to politics and creates huge inequities in funding.

Sector: 
Education
Region: 
Europe and Central Asia
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