Managerial economics of non-profit organisations - Softcover

With microeconomic insights into the functioning of nonprofit organizations, this book focuses on both empirical and theoretical economic aspects of their operation. It considers the possible definitions of nonprofit organizations, the economic rationale behind their existence, and the significance of their work. The final chapters analyze the economic idiosyncrasies of nonprofit organizations' management, highlighting the fields of strategic management, marketing, accounting, and finance.

This is the second edition of a book that was, in 2008, the first to bring together the microeconomic insights on the functioning of non-profit organisations, complementing the wide range of books on the management of non-profit organisations by focusing instead on both theoretical and empirical work.

First, definitions of non-profit organisations are considered, after which the economic rationale behind their existence is examined, followed by a study of the demand for them and its implications for their functioning. The final chapters look at the economic idiosyncrasies of non-profit organisations’ management, focusing on the fields of strategic management, marketing, accounting and finance.

This book will be perfect for advanced undergraduates and postgraduates engaged in the study of non-profit organisations and managerial economics.

Marc Jegers is Professor of Managerial Economics at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium.