此书是日本著名经济学家小岛清先生1980年出版的《太平洋经济圈的形成》一书的续集。该书由日本文真堂1990年5月出版。全书由3个部分、20章构成、第1部分《太平洋经济圈构想—小岛提案》(1—3章)。该部分论述了作者在1965年、1980年、1990年提出的关于建立太平洋经济圈的构想。其中作者于1965年发表的“太平洋共同市场与东南亚”一文被学术界公认为是今日太平洋经济圈形成运动的开山之作,是“太平洋共同体”理论的出发点。在第2章“太平洋地域的经济 This book is a sequel to the book “The Formation of the Pacific Economic Circle,” published in 1980 by the famous Japanese economist Mr. Kojima. The book was published by Japanese Man-chan in May 1990. The book consists of 3 parts, 20 chapters, Part 1 “Pacific Economic Circle Conception - Island Proposal” (Chapter 1-3). This section discusses the author’s conception of establishing a Pacific economic circle proposed in 1965, 1980 and 1990. The article “The Pacific Common Market and Southeast Asia”, published by the author in 1965, is regarded by academics as a pioneering movement in the formation of the Pacific Economic Circle today and is the starting point of the “Pacific Community” theory. In Chapter 2, "The Economy of the Pacific