I.International Capital Markets In Context -- 1.Introduction -- 2.Making International Markets Work - Regulatory Techniques -- 3.International Organizations and the Capital Markets -- II.The Transatlantic Dialogue -- 4.The Parallel System - The United States -- 5.Cultivating the US Overseas Market -- 6.The United Kingdom - Gentlemanly Capitalism and the International Markets -- 7.The New European Capital Markets -- III.Beyond The Transatlantic Corridor -- 8.China and Hong Kong - Competition and Symbiosis -- 9.Niche Markets and Their Lessons -- IV.Market Institutions And International Capital Markets -- 10.Stock Exchanges - An Endangered Species -- 11.Intermediaries - From Handmaiden to New Market -- 12.Conclusion