Preface (xiii) | PART ONE: PAYMENT OVERVIEW (1): 1 Payment Arena Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (3) [Payment World Yesterday (3), Payment World Today (4), Payment World Tomorrow (10), An Emerging Issue: Payment Control (11)], 2 Payment Problems and Issues Facing the Corporate World (13) [Float (13), Early Payment Discounts (14), Payment Terms: Theirs, Ours, and Reality (15), Supplier Demands Re…