Abstract
The article presents a brief overview of management effectiveness assessments by foreign and Russian researchers; the methodology of SIA (Social Impact Assessment) – assessment of social consequences in the implementation of development, methods of evaluating projects and programs (Global Youth Development Index and Global Youth Welfare Index). The experience of Kazakhstan (YDI and YWI indicators) is described; the experience of foreign countries and the EAEU countries is analyzed. It is proved that the existing problem in the field of public administration of youth policy programs is the lack of certain criteria and performance indicators that are not properly regulated and not fixed at the legislative level in Kazakhstan and other CIS/EAEU countries. In this regard, it is recommended to identify specific indicators for the effectiveness of the implementation of the state youth policy in the Republic of Kazakhstan; to test them based on the results of the activities of a particular region of the Republic of Kazakhstan to develop recommendations for improving the manageability of youth programs.