Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise

Nonprofit organizations and public enterprise (JEL L3) cover nonprofit and state-owned firms.

Scope

It includes the economics of nonprofits, public enterprises, and the boundary between public and private provision.

Sub-topics

• General
• Nonprofit Institutions • NGOs • Social Entrepreneurship
• Public Enterprises • Public-Private Enterprises
• Comparison of Public and Private Enterprises and Nonprofit Institutions • Privatization • Contracting Out
• Public Policy
• Other

Core questions

• Why do nonprofit and public enterprises exist?
• How do they behave compared with private firms?
• When is public provision preferable?

Key concepts

• Nonprofit enterprise
• Public enterprise
• Privatization
• Mixed provision
• Ownership and performance

Frequently asked questions

Why do nonprofit firms exist?

Often as a response to information problems ('contract failure'), where the non-distribution constraint builds trust.