一、1999年西部大开发以来西部地区经济增长势头良好1999年国家实施西部大开发战略以来,在积极的财政政策和稳健的货币政策的宏观背景下,西部地区经济增长势头良好。从西北与全国的经济增长比较看,1999、2000、2001、2002年全国经济增长率分别为17.1%、8.0%、7.5%和8%,西北五省 I. Economic Growth in the Western Region Has Good Growth Since the Great Development of Western China in 1999 Since the state implemented the strategy of large-scale development of the western region in 1999, the economic growth in the western region has enjoyed a good momentum under the macro backdrop of a proactive fiscal policy and a prudent monetary policy. Judging from the economic growth in the northwest and the whole country, the national economic growth rates in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002 were 17.1%, 8.0%, 7.5% and 8% respectively. In the five northwestern provinces