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Microeconomics for Public Managers
Barry P. Keating
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Description for Microeconomics for Public Managers
Hardcover. Nonprofit firms and public institutions are both like and unlike private for-profit firms; this book concentrates on using economic analysis to understand the ways in which NFP enterprises make decisions about which goods and services to provide, how they allocate resources to provide them, and how they decide to whom they should be made available. Num Pages: 440 pages, 110 illustrations. BIC Classification: KCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 176 x 32. Weight in Grams: 942.
Microeconomics for Public Managers presents a rigorous non-mathematical introduction to the study of microeconomics geared towards managers of nonprofit institutions.
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
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Accompanying website with instructor materials is available at www.blackwellpublishing.com/keating
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405125437
SKU
V9781405125437
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Ref
99-50
About Barry P. 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 ... Read more
Reviews for Microeconomics for Public Managers
“I think this book begins to fill a serious gap in the market. Many students are turned off by economics because they don't see its applicability for their jobs. This book makes economics relevant to the NFP manager." Robert T. Greenbaum, Ohio State University “This book does a fine job meeting the ... Read more