Scott, Colin and Hopkins, R. (1999) The economics of non-governmental organisations. DEDPS (15). Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London, UK.
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Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to identify the organisational comparative advantage of NGOs, and to develop a model which explains the set of circumstances uder which they emerge and dominate other types of firms. It is argued that the potential superiority of NGOs derives from two features: (1) the creation of an institutional environment within the firm which selectively attracts altruists, who have a lower supply price of effective labour than egotists, and (2) the ability to develop efficient technologies for converting the relevatory and productive effort of their staff into local outputs which are highly valued by the target group of beneficiaries.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Discussion Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk |
| Additional Information: | © 1999 C. D. Scott and R. Hopkins |
| Divisions: | STICERD |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology |
| JEL classification: | L - Industrial Organization > L3 - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise > L31 - Nonprofit Institutions; NGOs O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O17 - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements: Legal, Social, Economic, and Political O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O12 - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development D - Microeconomics > D6 - Welfare Economics > D64 - Altruism |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jul 2008 12:32 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 18:26 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/6672 |
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