As you may be aware, the scope and content of international finance have been fast evolving due to deregulation of financial markets, product innovations, and technological advancements. As capital markets of the world are becoming more integrated, a solid understanding of international finance has become essential for astute corporate decision making. Reflecting the growing importance of international finance as a discipline, we have seen a sharp increase in the demand for experts in the area in both the corporate and academic worlds. 

In writing International Financial Management, Eighth Edition, our goal was to provide well-organized, comprehensive, and up-to-date coverage of the topics that take advantage of our many years of teaching and research in this area. We hope the text is challenging to students. This does not mean that it lacks readability. The text discussion is written so that a self-contained treatment of each subject is presented in a user-friendly fashion. The text is intended for use at both the advanced undergraduate and M.B.A. levels.

正如你所知，由于金融市场的放松管制、产品创新和技术进步，国际金融的范围和内容都在迅速发展。随着世界资本市场日益一体化，对国际金融的深入了解已成为企业明智决策的必要条件。国际金融学作为一门学科的重要性与日俱增，我们看到企业界和学术界对该领域专家的需求急剧增加。

在撰写《国际金融管理》第八版时，我们的目标是利用我们在这一领域多年的教学和研究，提供组织良好、全面和最新的主题报道。我们希望课文对学生有挑战性。这并不意味着它缺乏可读性。文本讨论是这样写的，以便以一种用户友好的方式对每个主题进行独立的处理。这篇文章的目的是在高级本科生和工商管理硕士水平使用。