The Case for Price Gouging: Emergency Management Report (Assessment)

Possible methods, approaches, and ways to distribute the remaining generators to the public are presented in the following list:

1. In the first place, it is necessary to allocate generators to community centers like religious centers, culture centers, nursing homes, shelters, and offices of charity organizations where people can gather and find assistance. The authorities can sponsor buying generators for these organizations.
2. It is possible to set price ceilings to prevent and prohibit price gouging for sellers of generators and guarantee the distribution of low-price generators to families with many children (Yglesias par. 3).
3. It is possible to sell generators to stores, banks, and community centers and organize mobile centers for providing the emergent assistance and management for the community members. The remaining generators can be sold to individuals.
4. It is necessary to prevent the artificial shortage of generators caused by the controlled and comparably low prices while determining quotas for selling the generators for families.
5. Authorities can develop regulations preventing the price gouging in terms of selling not only generators but also gasoline products, batteries, and similar resources.
6. Authorities can order more generators in neighboring communities and focus on the price control (Yglesias par. 5).

The first strategy is characterized by such advantages as the possibility to address the needs of the large community population and guarantee the access to the food, power, and other important resources. The second strategy is important as it addresses the controversial issue of price gouging typical of disaster cases, and it regulates the prioritized distribution to community members. The third strategy is most complex as it provides the community with the opportunity to receive the access to power, cash, food, goods, and other resources and assistance. The fourth strategy is good in terms of controlling prices, and it proposes the prioritized distribution of generators.

However, in this case, families can purchase generators depending not on their needs but on other factors. The fifth approach is effective to control the issue of price gouging, and it is important to guarantee the fair distribution of other important resources to support the public and address their needs. The sixth approach is possible only if the community can allow purchasing generators from other places and guarantee their quick delivery.

The most appropriate distribution systems are presented in the descending order:

1. The third proposition is the most effective in terms of costs and addressing the public needs. First, it is important to focus on selling generators to stores, banks, and community centers to provide the community with the cash, food, and goods. The next effective step is the organization of mobile centers for guaranteeing the emergency management. The final step is selling generators to families and individuals at costs not higher than they were before the disaster.
2. The first proposition is also efficient, but it is not as complex as the third strategy. The allocation of generators to community centers is a good decision if the third method cannot be implemented.
3. The second method is also effective, but it is rather difficult to be implemented in terms of preventing price gouging, and it is limited in terms of guaranteeing the distribution of generators only to families with many children.

The other strategies are incomplete or address only one aspect of the problem without guaranteeing the assistance and support to the whole community.

Works Cited

Yglesias, Matthew. The Case for Price Gouging. 2012. Web.