This book is the scientific proceedings of the 32nd International Symposium on Macromolecules (MACRO 88), held under the auspices of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, in Kyoto, Japan. It describes the current status of the progress of polymer science research. In addition to fundamental chemistry and physics of polymer science, high performance polymers and functional polymers, which are essential bases of the so-called `advanced technologies' are emphasised in this book.