一近十几年来.太平洋地区的经济蓬勃发展,充满活力和生气。以经济增长而言,1970—1980年平均年增长率,日本为5.1%,是发达资本主义国家中最高的;东盟五国为7.4%,远远高于发展中国家的平均速度。虽然八十年代初因石油提价而使经济增长速度有所减缓,但是从1983年起又开始加速,据估计,1984年东盟五国的经济 For nearly a decade, the economy in the Pacific has thrived, full of energy and vitality. In terms of economic growth, the average annual growth rate from 1970 to 1980 was 5.1% in Japan, the highest among developed capitalist countries and 7.4% in the five ASEAN countries, far higher than the average rate in developing countries. Although economic growth slowed somewhat in the early 1980s as a result of oil price increases, it has accelerated since 1983 and it is estimated that in 1984 the economies of the five ASEAN countries