Microeconomics for Public Managers
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
978-1-4051-2543-7 (ISBN)
Microeconomics for Public Managers presents a rigorous non-mathematical introduction to the study of microeconomics geared towards managers of nonprofit institutions.
Provides an introduction to the economist’s toolkit for students destined for not-for-profit enterprises and public institutions
Topics are selected for their relevance to the non-profit sector, enabling key issues to be covered in greater depth than standard microeconomic textbooks
Pertinent case studies and cost-benefit analysis are utilized throughout
Features end-of chapter problem sets and study questions
Describes economic decision-making applicable to non-profit managers
Accompanying website with instructor materials is available at www.blackwellpublishing.com/keating
Barry P. Keating teaches Non-profit Management, Managerial Economics, and Forecasting to undergraduate and graduate classes at the University of Notre Dame. He conducts business forecasting seminars internationally for corporate professionals. He is also a Heritage Foundation Salvatori Fellow. Maryann O. Keating teaches Principles of Economics, Graduate Survey of Economics, and Public Finance at Indiana University South Bend. They have three adult children and live in South Bend, Indiana.
List of Figures. List of Tables.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Organizational Alternatives.
Part I: Institutional Setting:.
1. Managerial Economics in Public and Nonprofit Administration: An.
Overview.
2. Characteristics of the Government and Private Nonprofit Sectors.
Part II: Consumer Theory and Public Goods:.
3. Demand and Supply.
4. Estimating Client Choice.
5. Market Failure and Public Choice.
Part III: Production Theory and Public Administration:.
6. Production and Costs.
7. Market Structure in Government and Nonprofit Industries.
8. Selecting the Right Niche and Setting Client Fees.
9. Strategic Goals: If Not Profit, What?.
Part IV: Input Markets and Cost--Benefit Analysis:.
10. Employing Labor and Capital.
11. Cost--Benefit Analysis.
Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 24.10.2008 |
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Verlagsort | Hoboken |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 183 x 254 mm |
Gewicht | 916 g |
Themenwelt | Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Mikroökonomie |
ISBN-10 | 1-4051-2543-8 / 1405125438 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4051-2543-7 / 9781405125437 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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