Microeconomics for Public Managers

Microeconomics for Public Managers presents a rigorous non–mathematical introduction to the study of microeconomics for managers of non–profit institutions. This unique text is designed for students who intend to work at philanthropic organizations, universities, various levels of government, and other non–profit entities. Topics covered in this text are selected specifically for their relevance to the non–profit sector. This enables the key issues to be covered in greater depth than standard microeconomics textbooks and appropriate case studies and cost–benefit analysis to be extensively utilized. With problem sets and end–of–chapter questions, this textbook provides a pertinent and accessible introduction for students.

Spis treści:
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

Nota biograficzna:
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 Foundat ion 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.

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Microeconomics for Public Managers presents a rigorous non–mathematical introduction to the study of microeconomics for managers of non–profit institutions. This unique text is designed for students who intend to work at philanthropic organizations, universities, various levels of government, and other non–profit entities. Topics covered in this text are selected specifically for their relevance to the non–profit sector. This enables the key issues to be covered in greater depth than standard microeconomics textbooks and appropriate case studies and cost–benefit analysis to be extensively utilized. With problem sets and end–of–chapter questions, this textbook provides a pertinent and accessible introduction for students.