"The study of the legal environment of business has universal applicability. A student entering any field of business must have at least a passing understanding of business law in order to function in the real world. The Legal Environment Today, Ninth Edition, provides such information in an interesting and contemporary way. Additionally, students preparing for a career in accounting, government and political science, economics, and even medicine can use much of the information that they learn in a legal environment of business course. Consequently, we have adopted a new theme throughout this text-Building Skills You Will Need Tomorrow-and fashioned the Ninth Edition as a useful "tool for living" for all of your students (including those taking the CPA exam)"--