As the nations of the Pacific Ocean region experience rapid economic growth, they have begun to recognize the vast potential benefits of regional interdependence. Recent threats of economic nationalism, according to many specialists, have only strengthened the need for organized regional cooperation. The relative success of the Association of South

As the nations of the Pacific Ocean region experience rapid economic growth, they have begun to recognize the vast potential benefits of regional interdependence. Recent threats of economic nationalism, according to many specialists, have only strengthened the need for organized regional cooperation.