Analysis: The development of the post-war world economic structure has roughly gone through three stages.
1, the first stage, from the early postwar period to the late 1960s, the United States dominated the world economy.
2. In the second stage, after 1970s, the world economy developed towards multipolarization.
In 1970s, the world economy took a great turn, which was mainly caused by the following reasons: First, the US dollar depreciated twice in197165438+February and 1973, which marked the collapse of the Bretton Woods system. Second, the energy crisis triggered by the oil dispute in developing countries has disrupted the old price system of international trade. Third, the United States has gradually fallen into the predicament of slow economic growth, serious inflation and unemployment. The economic development of Japan and western Europe is faster than that of the United States, and the economic strength of the United States, Japan and Europe has obviously increased.
3. In the third stage, since the late 1980s, the economic collectivization of the three major regions has accelerated.
At present, the world economy is developing towards the grouping of North American Free Trade Area, European Single Market and Asia-Pacific Economic and Trade Area.