Non-governmental Non-profit Organizations: (Non-)Measurability of Economic CHaracteristics.

PROUZOVÁ, Zuzana and Vladimír HYÁNEK. Non-governmental Non-profit Organizations: (Non-)Measurability of Economic CHaracteristics. Online. In Špalková, D. and Matějová, L. Proceedings of the 18th International Conference: Current Trends in Public Sector Research. Brno: Masarykova Univerzita, 2014, p. 310-318. ISBN 978-80-210-6611-3.

Basic information

• Original name: Non-governmental Non-profit Organizations: (Non-)Measurability of Economic CHaracteristics.
• Authors: PROUZOVÁ, Zuzana (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Vladimír HYÁNEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Brno, Proceedings of the 18th International Conference: Current Trends in Public Sector Research, p. 310-318, 9 pp. 2014.
• Publisher: Masarykova Univerzita

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Proceedings paper
• Field of Study: 50600 5.6 Political science
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Publication form: electronic version available online
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14560/14:00075116
• Organization unit: Faculty of Economics and Administration
• ISBN: 978-80-210-6611-3
• Keywords in English: Nonprofit organisations; nonprofit sector; economic indicators; economic statistics
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

The paper contributes to the discussion about the measurability of the economic characteristics of nonprofit organisations and other entitites established for purposes other than the pursuit of profit. The text analyses the most widely used definitions of the nonprofit sector, examining reflections of these specifications in economic statistics and characteristics, particularly in the approach adopted by the Government Council for Nongovernmental Nonprofit Organisations (GCNGO-NPO), its concept of "nongovernmental nonprofit organisations". The paper indicates significant weaknesses of the GCNGO-NPO s concept and provides arguments against its wider use. Alternatives are presented for a more accurate approach to the definition of the nonpfrofit sector.