Trade monitoring
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Definitions and methodology
Two systems of recording merchandise exports and imports are in common use. They are referred to as general trade and special trade and differ mainly in the way warehoused and re-exported goods are treated. General trade figures are larger than the corresponding special trade figures because the latter exclude certain trade flows, such as goods shipped through bonded warehouses.
Globalization, structural change and productivity growth
One of the earliest and most central insights of the literature on economic development is that development entails structural change. The countries that manage to pull themselves out of poverty and get richer are those that are able to diversify away from agriculture and other traditional products. As labour and other resources move from agriculture into modern economic activities, overall productivity rises and incomes expand. The speed with which this structural transformation takes place is the key factor that differentiates successful countries from unsuccessful ones.
Organe d'appel
En 2011, il a été fait appel de neuf rapports de groupes spéciaux auprès de l'Organe d'appel, contre trois en 2010, sur un total de onze rapports de groupes spéciaux pour lesquels le délai de 60 jours prévu pour l'adoption ou l'engagement d'une procédure d'appel expirait pendant l'année. Les neuf appels concernaient des procédures de groupes spéciaux initiaux. Il n'y a eu aucun appel concernant la mise en conformité avec des décisions et recommandations antérieures. En décembre, deux nouveaux membres de l'Organe d'appel ont été désignés

