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Economics for nonprofit managers and social entrepreneurs / created by Dennis R. Young, Richard Steinberg, Rosemarie Emanuele and Walter O. Simmons.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: Revised and updated editionDescription: xxiii, 436 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781786436757
  • 1786436752
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.048 23
LOC classification:
  • HD62.6 ECO
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Main Library Open Shelf HD62.6 ECO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 158421 Available BK145850
Book Book Main Library Open Shelf HD62.6 ECO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 158420 Available BK145845
Core Collection Main Library Core Collection HD62.6 ECO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 158419 Available BK145755

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.

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