A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF GROWTH TRIANGLES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

Along with the emergence of a worldwide trend of economic regionalism,theSoutheast Asian countries have taken an initiative in promoting sub-regional e-conomie cooperation,notably in the form of“growth triangles”or“natural eco-nomic territories”.As this new development is helpful to enhance economic com-plementarity and mutual benefit among the member states,it will certainly give agreat impetus to the further development of the Southeast Asian economy.