11. The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Education Services in Economies of the Former Soviet Union
- Author:
- Irina Sinitsina
- Publication Date:
- 02-2012
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Center for Social and Economic Research - CASE
- Abstract:
- The global economic crisis has created new challenges for education systems all over the world. The Former Soviet Union countries were confronted with an urgent issue, not necessarily specifically related to the crisis: to formulate and introduce new educational curricula, standards, and delivery models in order to adjust to the challenges imposed by the transition to the post-industrial stage of development. Irina Sinitsina summarised her chapter in the CASE Network Report No. 100 "The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Education Services in Economies of the Former Soviet Union" in this E-brief. Using the available data, she comes to the conclusion that during the crisis, the education system of FSU countries were not dramatically affected by overall budget cuts.
- Topic:
- Education, Financial Crisis, Social Policy, Social Services, Labor Market, and Post-Soviet Space
- Political Geography:
- Central Asia, Caucasus, and Eastern Europe