Encyclopedia of Busine$$ and Finance. (Reference Books).(Review)

Encyclopedia of Busine$$ and Finance. Ed. by Burton S. Kaliski. New York: Macmillan, 2001. 2 vols. $225 (ISBN 002-865065-4). www.mlr.com, www.galegroup.com

The purpose of this 928-page, two-volume encyclopedia is "to summarize the body of knowledge that we know as business in a single place and in language accessible to the layperson" (vii). The work is designed for a variety of users, including middle-school and highschool students, business persons, business teachers, and the interested layperson. More than three hundred entries cover the major areas of business: accounting, economics, finance, information systems, law, management, and marketing. Special emphasis is …