The Commonwealth
The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 56 independent and equal countries. It is home to 2.5 billion people, and includes both advanced economies and developing countries. 33 of our members are small states, including many island nations. Our member governments have agreed to shared goals like development, democracy and peace. Our values and principles are expressed in the Commonwealth Charter.
The Commonwealth Secretariat is the intergovernmental organisation that supports member countries to achieve the Commonwealth’s aims of development, democracy and peace. It publishes authoritative, evidence-based research and knowledge products for policymakers, academics, professionals and wider publics across the world. Our areas of focus and expertise include small and developing states; environment and climate change; democracy, law and government; and social issues concerning young people, gender, health and education.
Assessing the Playing Field
Camille Stoll-Davey
Full participation by small and developing countries in the financial services sector requires a "level playing field". This work analyses debates on this issue between the OECD and small and developing countries, and suggests ways to ensure fairness in international taxation matters.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9780850928563
- Publication Date: May 2007
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Horticultural Chain Management for Eastern and Southern Africa
Ameliat Lombard
Designed to help trainers develop suitable materials to assist small farmers and producers to supply high quality horticultural produce for sale. This title provides the trainer with practical tasks that reinforce and enhance comprehension of theoretical training.
- Format: Spiral bound
- ISBN: 9780850928594
- Publication Date: Mar 2009
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Gender and Trade Action Guide
Catherine Atthill
The Action Guide is flexible and can be used by trainers or for self-study. It includes case studies, activities, training suggestions and recommended readings provided on CD-ROM and can be used as a basic introduction or as a resource to develop capacity building for others.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9780850928624
- Publication Date: Jun 2007
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Emergency Cardiology
Loukianos S. Rallidis
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9789963716814
- Publication Date: Jan 2017
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Surgery for Pelvic Malignancies
Evgenia Halkia
- Format: Hardback
- ISBN: 9789963716586
- Publication Date: Apr 2014
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Without Prejudice
Meena Shivdas
CEDAW - the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women - is a powerful international human rights instrument that reflects a global determination to achieve gender equality. This book looks at the cultural and legal challenges relating to the implementation of CEDAW, and the individual approaches adopted.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849290135
- Publication Date: Jun 2010
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Who Cares?
Marilyn Waring
At the centre of the HIV/AIDS response are the 12 million people who need care and treatment. Yet their carers are often invisible to the system that relies on them. Focusing on the carer directs assistance where it is most effective and most needed, will respect human rights, and will help achieve the millennium development goals in health.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849290197
- Publication Date: Oct 2011
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Implementing a National Export Strategy
Isaac Njoroge
This handbook explains how the Commonwealth Secretariat helps countries develop national export strategies with a clear purpose, strategies that are action-oriented, and which recognise the interrelationship between technological, economic, social, political and cultural aspects of society.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849290210
- Publication Date: Jul 2010
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The Contract System of Employment for Senior Government Officials
Philip Osei
This publication reviews the effects of the reforms implemented under the new public management programme on the roles and conditions of service of permanent secretaries and directors in Belize, Guyana, Jamaica and St Lucia.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849290463
- Publication Date: May 2011
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Assessing the Structure of Small Welfare States
Geoff Bertram
Examines how the characteristics of small states influence their pursuit of a welfare state. Many of the small states discussed have not previously featured in mainstream thinking about the relationship between country size and the extent of the welfare state.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849290500
- Publication Date: Mar 2011
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Issues in Monetary and Fiscal Policy in Small Developing States
Anthony Birchwood
This study examines how monetary and fiscal policies are implemented in Caribbean small states, tracing the differences and similarities in tax structure, current expenditure and current revenues. It shows the impact of monetary policy on inflation and the importance of exchange rate regimes to the effectiveness of monetary policy in the region.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849290616
- Publication Date: Sep 2011
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Innovations in Public Expenditure Management
Andrew Graham
This collection of case studies from Commonwealth developed and developing countries examines innovations in public financial management and provides practical information on best practices and recommendations for new initiatives. It will be valuable for public sector leaders and policy-makers.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849290685
- Publication Date: Sep 2011
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Women and the Teaching Profession
Fatimah Kelleher
Examines how the teacher feminisation debate applies in developing countries. Drawing on the experiences of Dominica, Lesotho, Samoa, Sri Lanka and India, it provides a strong analytical understanding of the role of female teachers in the expansion of education systems, and the surrounding gender equality issues.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849290722
- Publication Date: Nov 2011
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Implementing Inclusive Education
Richard Rieser
This revised and expanded second edition of Implementing Inclusive Education shows how Commonwealth countries are attempting to undertake inclusion in education, and will encourage all those charged with ensuring education for all to make certain that disabled children are fully included in all aspects of the education system.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849290739
- Publication Date: Mar 2012
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Gender, Peace and Security
Fredline A.O. M'Cormack-Hale
Examines women's role in both conflict and post-conflict reconciliation. It describes how UNSCR 1325 provides support for women in peace-building processes and provides case studies of how it has been implemented in selected countries, including the benefits of NAPs and women's involvement in their adoption.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849290746
- Publication Date: Apr 2012
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Next Steps in Managing Teacher Migration
Jonathan Penson
This collection of papers from the Sixth Commonwealth Teachers' Research Symposium examines current trends in teacher migration, including education in emergencies, forced migration and pan-African migration, in line with the current global focus on education in conflict affected countries.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849290777
- Publication Date: Oct 2012
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