第二次世界大战之后,地区主义便开始流行起来。欧洲经济共同体被公认为一个很成功的典例。但发展中国家之间的经济合作却发展得很不顺利和不协调。在东南亚,东盟的前身是东南亚联盟(ASA)和马菲印邦联 Regionalism began to gain popularity after World War II. The European Economic Community is widely recognized as a very successful example. However, the economic cooperation among developing countries has not been well developed and co-ordinated. In Southeast Asia, ASEAN was the predecessor of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASA) and Mafi India