This is a text for undergraduates--finance majors and others--focusing on the very useful skills involved with decision making in a business context--in small enterprises, large corporations,
and limited liability companies. Although the original edition was written for a Canadian readership, this text is neither Canadian-centric nor US-centric, but instead is essentially
country-neutral. Organization is in sections on the financial environment, financial analysis, the basics of valuation, capital market theory, long-term investment decisions, long-term
financing, financial policies, and capstone topics. The authors are affiliated as follows: Laurence Booth (U. of Toronto, Canada), W. Sean Cleary (Saint Mary’s U., Canada), and Pamela Peterson
Drake (James Madison U., US). Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
