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Microeconomics for Public Managers

Maryann O Keating author Barry P Keating author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:17th Oct '08

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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

“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 needs of Public Administration students.”
John Graham, Rutgers University


“The Keatings’ approach of using cost-benefit analysis as a capstone is for the best, since it gets students to use what they have learned about markets and the information contained in market prices, and what they have learned about market failure, in a unified application.”
Michael Rushton, Indiana University

“The exercises are a lot more useful for public management students than the ones in standard economics textbooks. They are the kind I end up writing for myself.”
John McPeak, Syracuse University

ISBN: 9781405125444

Dimensions: 246mm x 173mm x 24mm

Weight: 754g

448 pages