东亚、拉美经济发展中的一个重要差异在于,东亚国家的国民储蓄率高,经济增长也高;而拉美国家的国民储蓄率低,经济增长率也低。本文将主要从三个方面论证资本积累（储蓄的转化和利用）在东亚和拉美经济发展中的作用。首先,从储蓄与增长的因果关系看,传统理论认为,储蓄可以自动转 An important difference in the economic development in East Asia and Latin America is that the national saving rate of East Asian countries is high and their economic growth is also high. The Latin American countries have a low national saving rate and a low economic growth rate. This article will mainly demonstrate the role of capital accumulation (the conversion and utilization of savings) in economic development in East Asia and Latin America from three aspects. First of all, from the causal relationship between saving and growth, the traditional theory holds that savings can be automatically transferred