Maximization, Whatever the Cost

Maximization, Whatever the Cost
Author: Maurice T. Cunningham
Publisher: Praeger
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2001
Genre: Law
ISBN:

During the early 1990s the Department of Justice used its Voting Rights Act power to object to racially unfair redistricting laws to force states to maximize minority congressional districts. The results were dramatic: Congressional Black Caucus membership swelled from 25 to 38 and nine new Hispanic congresspersons were sworn in. Only three years later, the maximization strategy lay in ruins. The courts forced many of the new minority districts to be redrawn and the judiciary reserved especially harsh criticism for the Department. Cunningham examines and analyzes how the Department came to adopt the maximization strategy. He explores the bureaucratic culture of the Division's Voting Section, its history, and the interaction of its progressive career staff with more conservative political appointees. The Division works amidst a vibrant interest group environment, with civil rights advocates, the state, and political parties eager for influence. Cunningham shows how that influence contest was won by the civil rights groups, how their preferred interpretations of fair redistricting and discriminatory purpose were adopted by the Division, and how their chosen districting models were forced upon states by the Division. He examines the effect the Department has had on federalism, representation, and its own impaired credibility with the judiciary. Finally, he suggests how the Division might resurrect its damaged reputation for balanced enforcement. An important study for scholars, students, and public policy makers involved with civil rights, public administration, and public law.

Test Bank for Introductory Economics

Test Bank for Introductory Economics
Author: John G. Marcis
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2014-05-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1483257711

Test Bank for Introductory Economics and Introductory Macroeconomics and Introductory Microeconomics is an instructor's aid in developing examinations for students to test their comprehension, recall, and ability to analyze and interpret the basic concepts discussed in "Introductory Economics," "Introductory Macroeconomics," and "Introductory Microeconomics." With more than 2,000 five-response, multiple-choice questions, the "Test Bank" reflects the structures of the texts. The questions cover macroeconomic problems, supply and demand, the problem of unemployment, inflation, and measuring economic activity. Other questions cover aggregate demand, aggregate supply and the economy, fiscal problems, money and banking, as well as money, credit and the economy. Some questions deal with monetarist theory, international trade, the foreign exchange market, international economics. Some interesting response choices concern the problems of the dollar, goals, trade-offs, scarcity and choice, specialization, the micro side of demand and supply. Other questions deal with markets at work, consumer choice, production and costs, producer choice (monopoly), producers in competitive markets, capital, and natural resource market. Professors and lecturers of economics and business courses will find the "Test Bank" very useful. Students of economics, whether they are economics majors are just taking the subject as a requirement in another course, will also benefit from it.

Maximizing Lead Generation

Maximizing Lead Generation
Author: Ruth Stevens
Publisher: Pearson Education
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2012
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0789741148

The Hands-On, Up-to-the-Minute Guide to Generating Better-Qualified, Quicker-to-Close B2B Leads! Lead generation is "Job One": B2B marketers' single most important objective. Maximizing Lead Generation brings together everything you need to know to do it right. Fast-paced and 100% practical, it will help you achieve outstanding results in any B2B marketplace from enterprise technology to industrial equipment to professional services. World-renowned expert Ruth P. Stevens helps you bring science and systematization to all facets of lead generation, building on process, best practices, continuous testing, and ongoing improvement. You'll learn how to maximize the value of tried-and-true B2B tools and the newest social, web, and search technologies. Stevens offers indispensable insights for the entire lead lifecycle, including qualification, nurturing, measurement, and tracking. Organized for clarity, usability, and speed, this book will help you supercharge salesforce productivity and company profits. You'll Learn How To: · Develop and refine rules that consistently lead to higher-quality leads · Gain deeper insights into your customers and their buying processes · Build sophisticated, accurate marketing databases · Identify the media most likely to work for you · Execute highly effective campaigns · Drive huge ROI improvements · Use BANT and other qualification criteria · Apply new "nurturing" techniques to convert "duds" into "diamonds" · Track results and quantify the business value of campaigns · Utilize best practices content marketing and marketing automation · Integrate continuous improvement into lead generation · Discover 10 trends that will transform the way you prospect

Utility Maximization Problem

Utility Maximization Problem
Author: Fouad Sabry
Publisher: One Billion Knowledgeable
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2024-02-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

What is Utility Maximization Problem Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, both utilitarian philosophers, were the ones who initially devised the concept of utility maximization. The utility maximization problem is a challenge that consumers encounter in the field of microeconomics. This problem pertains to the question, "How should I spend my money in order to maximize my utility?" It falls within the category of optimal choice problems. It is the process of deciding how much of each available commodity or service to consume, taking into account a limitation on overall spending (income), the cost of the goods, and the preferences of the individual. How you will benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Utility maximization problem Chapter 2: Utility Chapter 3: Indifference curve Chapter 4: Consumer choice Chapter 5: Budget constraint Chapter 6: Income-consumption curve Chapter 7: Marshallian demand function Chapter 8: Arrow-Debreu model Chapter 9: Fundamental theorems of welfare economics Chapter 10: Revealed preference Chapter 11: Indirect utility function Chapter 12: Hicksian demand function Chapter 13: Corner solution Chapter 14: Local nonsatiation Chapter 15: Sonnenschein-Mantel-Debreu theorem Chapter 16: Competitive equilibrium Chapter 17: Quasilinear utility Chapter 18: Preference (economics) Chapter 19: Fair item allocation Chapter 20: Dixit-Stiglitz model Chapter 21: Abstract economy (II) Answering the public top questions about utility maximization problem. (III) Real world examples for the usage of utility maximization problem in many fields. Who this book is for Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of Utility Maximization Problem.

Maximized

Maximized
Author: Maximillian Stangarone
Publisher: Balboa Press
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2019-08-19
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1982230622

Max Stangarone had never shown any signs of mental illness until his senior year at SUNY Albany. Stress starting creeping in and without warning just a month before graduation, Max was struck with a devastating blow—a full on manic episode, the diagnosis—bipolar disorder with psychosis. Max takes us on his journey to recover his mental health and confidence and learn a new way of life. He takes us through his painful fourteen year bipolar depression and with perseverance is able to prevail over this aspect of the illness. Through years of trials with medications, traditional therapy, and alternative therapies, and family support, Max prevails to share his successes, failures and daily coping tools. With this positive and informative story, Max strives to give hope to others by creating a roadmap to healing with inspirational quotes, medical research, interviews with doctors and research on the latest medications. Living with bipolar disorder is a struggle he has never given up on. His motto is, don’t give up, don’t ever give up.

Barriers to Competition

Barriers to Competition
Author: Ana Rosado Cubero
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2015-09-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317315979

Focuses on the different methods that economic science has employed in order to detect and measure barriers to entry. This book presents a chronological analysis of competing Harvard and Chicago Schools' interpretations of this phenomenon.

The Firm, the Market, and the Law

The Firm, the Market, and the Law
Author: R. H. Coase
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2012-06-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 022605120X

Few other economists have been read and cited as often as R.H. Coase has been, even though, as he admits, "most economists have a different way of looking at economic problems and do not share my conception of the nature of our subject." Coase's particular interest has been that part of economic theory that deals with firms, industries, and markets—what is known as price theory or microeconomics. He has always urged his fellow economists to examine the foundations on which their theory exists, and this volume collects some of his classic articles probing those very foundations. "The Nature of the Firm" (1937) introduced the then-revolutionary concept of transaction costs into economic theory. "The Problem of Social Cost" (1960) further developed this concept, emphasizing the effect of the law on the working of the economic system. The remaining papers and new introductory essay clarify and extend Coarse's arguments and address his critics. "These essays bear rereading. Coase's careful attention to actual institutions not only offers deep insight into economics but also provides the best argument for Coase's methodological position. The clarity of the exposition and the elegance of the style also make them a pleasure to read and a model worthy of emulation."—Lewis A. Kornhauser, Journal of Economic Literature Ronald H. Coase was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Science in 1991.

Maximize Your Body Potential

Maximize Your Body Potential
Author: Joyce D. Nash
Publisher: Bull Publishing
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2021-10-05
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1945188510

Over 100,000 copies sold! Winner of the American Medical Writers Association Award In one book, here are all of the tools that anyone can use to adopt a healthy lifestyle and manage body weight. Using self-tests, checklists, and fill-in forms, Maximize Your Body Potential shows the reader how to increase motivation, how to set realistic goals, and how to design an individualized exercise and eating program. With the unique information that is developed by the reader and the basic material drawn from so many resources by Dr. Joyce Nash, it is possible for anyone to create a program that is unique and individual. Maximize Your Body Potential goes beyond diet and exercise to address behavior patterns and the psychological components that all have a role to play in success that can lead to long-term weight management and a healthy lifestyle.

Economics, Second Edition

Economics, Second Edition
Author: Timothy Tregarthen
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 760
Release: 1999-12-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781572594180

An introduction to the principles of microeconomics and macroeconomics that establishes strong links between theoretical principles and real-world experience, while incorporating clear and consistent international focus throughout the text.

Under the Sky We Make

Under the Sky We Make
Author: Kimberly Nicholas PhD
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2021-03-23
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0593328175

** Los Angeles Times bestseller ** It's warming. It's us. We're sure. It's bad. But we can fix it. After speaking to the international public for close to fifteen years about sustainability, climate scientist Dr. Nicholas realized that concerned people were getting the wrong message about the climate crisis. Yes, companies and governments are hugely responsible for the mess we're in. But individuals CAN effect real, significant, and lasting change to solve this problem. Nicholas explores finding purpose in a warming world, combining her scientific expertise and her lived, personal experience in a way that seems fresh and deeply urgent: Agonizing over the climate costs of visiting loved ones overseas, how to find low-carbon love on Tinder, and even exploring her complicated family legacy involving supermarket turkeys. In her astonishing, bestselling book Under the Sky We Make, Nicholas does for climate science what Michael Pollan did more than a decade ago for the food on our plate: offering a hopeful, clear-eyed, and somehow also hilarious guide to effecting real change, starting in our own lives. Saving ourselves from climate apocalypse will require radical shifts within each of us, to effect real change in our society and culture. But it can be done. It requires, Dr. Nicholas argues, belief in our own agency and value, alongside a deep understanding that no one will ever hand us power--we're going to have to seize it for ourselves.