Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-285) and index.
1. The Sources of Convergence -- 2. Building the Convergence Club: Technology and Investment -- 3. The GATT House: Termites in the Basement -- 4. The Eighties: Pacific Prelude -- 5. The East Asian Challenge: A New Convergence Club? -- 6. The Uruguay Round: Renewing Multilateralism -- 7. Building the Post-Cold War Trading System.