Midlands State University Library

Economics for nonprofit managers and social entrepreneurs /

Economics for nonprofit managers and social entrepreneurs / created by Dennis R. Young, Richard Steinberg, Rosemarie Emanuele and Walter O. Simmons. - Revised and updated edition. - xxiii, 436 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why should nonprofit managers and social entrepreneurs study economics? -- The place of nonprofits and social enterprise in the U.S. economy -- Policy and management issues -- Analysis of economic functions: total, average, and marginal -- Thinking at the margin -- The concept of cost -- Analysis of competitive markets -- Market power -- Applications of market analysis -- Economic decision making under risk -- Games of collaboration and competition -- Behavioral research in economics -- Market failure -- Cost-benefit analysis -- Using economics in practice.

Economics for Nonprofit Managers and Social Entrepreneurs updates the world's first textbook in nonprofit economics, and shows how economics contributes to better managerial decisions on social matters.

9781786436757 1786436752


Nonprofit organizations--Management.
Managerial economics.
Managerial economics.
Nonprofit organizations--Management.

HD62.6 ECO

658.048