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