Reluctant partners

"Reluctant Partners traces the emergence of multilateral trade cooperation since the mid-nineteenth century, exploring the conflicting interests at work. It assesses the substantial progress made in successive postwar rounds of negotiations - especially the Kennedy, Tokyo, and Uruguay rounds - and shows how the narrow perception of reciprocity in the mutual reduction of trade barriers has gradually yielded to a broader evaluation of the ways in which countries benefit from the trade regime as a whole." "A nontechnical book for those curious about the possibilities, for cooperation among states, Reluctant Partners should be of interest to both the nonspecialist and the specialist. It draws on more than one discipline to interpret the events lying in the triangle bounded by political science, economics, and history."--Jacket.