Decision Modeling in Policy Management or The Law of Multi Bank Financing

Decision Modeling in Policy Management: An Introduction to the Analytic Concepts

Author: Giampiero EG E Beroggi

The 10 chapters address the most relevant issues in decision modeling in policy management; the problem solving process, visual decision modeling, descriptive and normative preference elicitation and aggregation methods, dealing with uncertainty in dynamic problems, social choices, conflict resolution, and constraint-optimization problems. A problem-oriented engineering approach is chosen which covers the most popular decision modeling issues in: (1) decision analysis (decision trees, probabilistic influence diagrams, fuzzy decision making, risk analysis), (2) operations research (facility location, scheduling, linear and nonlinear programming, network oplimization), and (3) economics (cost-benefit analysis, capital budgeting, shadow prices, marginal rate of subjstisttion net present value game theory).

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Presents a three-step framework for the decision modeling process, involving visual-structural modeling, analytic-formal modeling, and algorithmic resolution modeling. This approach is applied to relevant descriptive and normative approaches for decision modeling in policy management, accompanied with numerical examples. Takes a visual approach to decision modeling in policy management, with some 100 figures and illustrations, integrating the European and American schools. Includes some 100 problems and worked solutions. For students with basic background in linear algebra and calculus, in courses in engineering management and decision analysis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
Ch. I	The Problem Solving Process
1	The Context of Problem Solving	1
2	Problem Identification: The Elements of Decision Making	6
3	Problem Definition	17
4	Problem Solution	26
Ch. II	The Analytic Modeling Process
1	From Problem to Model	36
2	Structural Models	38
3	Formal Models	46
4	Resolution Models	53
5	Interactive Complete Strong Preference Ordering	56
Ch. III	Descriptive Assessment - Criteria and Weights
1	Relative Intensities and Weights	64
2	Hierarchical Decomposition of Criteria	74
3	Aggregation of Criteria	76
Ch. IV	Descriptive Assessment-Alternatives and Ranking
1	Structural Model of Descriptive Approaches	88
2	Formal and Resolution Models	92
3	Sensitivity Analysis	104
Ch. V	Values and Normative Choice
1	The Structural Model	112
2	The Formal Model of Value Theory	115
3	The Resolution Model	129
Ch. VI	Choices under Uncertainty
1	Decision Making Under Complete Uncertainty	144
2	Decision Making Under Risk	149
Ch. VII	Uncertainty and Normative Choice
1	The Structural Model for Decision Making Under Uncertainty	174
2	The Formal Model of Utility Theory	177
3	The Resolution Model	191
Ch. VIII	Sequential Decision Making
1	The Structure of Sequential Decisions	202
2	The Formal Model	209
3	The Resolution Model	213
4	Sensitivity Analysis	224
Ch. IX	Multi-Actor Decision Making
1	Structural Models in Multi-Actor Settings	232
2	Formal and Resolution Models in Group Decision Making	234
3	Formal and Resolution Models in Conflict Settings	249
Ch. X	Constraint-Based Policy Optimization
1	Structural Model	264
2	Formal Models	266
3	Resolution Models	284
	Solutions to Problems	304
	References	334
	Symbol Index	342
	Subject Index	344

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The Law of Multi-Bank Financing: Syndications and Participations

Author: Agasha Mugasha

Combining doctrinal, practical, and comparative approaches The Law of Multi-Bank Financing provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal and regulatory facets of multibank financing (particularly loan syndications and loan participations) as well as developing a conceptual framework that allows a consistent and rational approach to these financial practices.

The book includes chapters on what multi-bank financing is and who does it, relevant areas of law (including contract, torts, insolvency, tax, and statutes, such as the Bank Act), the mechanics of arranging loan syndications and loan participations, financial accommodation used (direct loans, bank guarantees, letters of credit, and bankers' acceptances), legal relations between parties in loan syndications and loan participations, rights and duties of the agent bank, securities regulation issues in loan syndications and loan participations, and accounting and tax issues in loan syndications and loan participations. Agasha Mugasha argues that loan syndications, loan participations, and related practices are commercial transactions between sophisticated parties and should be analysed and regulated as such. Sample documents for syndicated facility agreements, participation agreements, sale and participation agreements, and standby letters of credit are provided in appendices.

Based on law in Canada, particularly Ontario, The Law of Multi-Bank Financing includes discussions of a significant body of United States jurisprudence as well as the most important court decisions in other common-law countries.