17 Big Bets for a Better World
Stig Tackmann
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9788793229549
- Publication Date: Sep 2016
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Anticipatory Social Protection
Marilyn Waring
This publication will help policy-makers and development practitioners to make informed decisions about programme design and delivery so that beneficiaries' access to and participation in social protection mechanisms are fully realised.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849290951
- Publication Date: Oct 2013
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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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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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The CARIFORUM and Pacific ACP Economic Partnership Agreements
Christopher Stevens
A report on the CARIFORUM and Pacific ACP Economic Partnership Agreements that analyses the detailed implications for the economies of the countries involved of commitments signed or initialled, including an indication of the broad country and region-wide effects.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849290005
- Publication Date: Feb 2009
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The Commonwealth at the Summit, Volume 1
This volume contains the full text of declarations, statements and communiqués issued by Commonwealth Heads of Government between 1944 and 1986. As these communiqués testify, the small association of old Commonwealth countries of 1944 has grown into a worldwide multiracial partnership.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9780850923179
- Publication Date: Jan 1987
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The Commonwealth Guide to Advancing Development through Sport
Tess Kay
A Guide for governments and stakeholders seeking to strengthen the contribution of sport to development and peace work. Part 1 provides evidence-based analysis of the potential contribution of sport to development objectives. Part 2 provides a practical framework for analysis, planning and monitoring of sport in development and peace work.
- Imprint: Commonwealth Secretariat
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849290876
- Publication Date: Jun 2013
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Education for Sustainable Development in Small Island Developing States
Matthew Hiebert
This study analyses good practices and gaps in education for sustainable development (ESD) implementation in ten small island states vulnerable to climate change. It provides practical and realistic recommendations on how ESD may be better integrated in education policy and strategy and delivered more comprehensively.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849290906
- Publication Date: Feb 2013
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Educators in Exile
Barry Sesnan
This study addresses a gap in the literature on the role and status of teachers in emergencies. Through field research from Kenya, South Africa and Uganda, it identifies issues facing refugee teachers and makes recommendations on how policy can address their needs, and thus improve access to education to populations affected by an emergency.
- Imprint: Commonwealth Secretariat
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849290913
- Publication Date: Feb 2013
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Effectiveness of Aid for Trade in Small and Vulnerable Economies
Massimiliano Calì
This Economic Paper presents the first analyses of the use and effectiveness of Aid for Trade (AfT), the initiative to help developing countries boost their involvement in the global economy. It examines the extent to which SVEs have been able to access AfT funds and to what extent this assistance has helped them to improve their trade performance.
- Imprint: Commonwealth Secretariat
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849290487
- Publication Date: Mar 2011
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Enhancing Investment in West Africa
T. Ademola Oyejide
A study that explores the options available to ECOWAS states for promoting, protecting and guaranteeing flows of domestic and foreign direct investment, in the context of the ACP-EU Economic Partnership Agreements, so that development gains are realised in these economies.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849290029
- Publication Date: Apr 2009
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Enhancing the Contribution of Sport to the Sustainable Development Goals
Iain Lindsey
This guide builds on the work of previous Commonwealth publications analysing the role of sport in achieving sustainable development. Aimed at governmental policy-makers and other stakeholders, it provides evidenced and balanced policy options supporting the effective contribution of sport towards six prioritised Sustainable Development Goals.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849291651
- Publication Date: Apr 2017
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Eyes of Democracy
Manoah Esipisu
Offers journalists and other media professionals an overview of the issues, testimonies from journalists on the ground. This book provides guidelines for good practice, along with reports from Commonwealth Observer Groups on election reporting in a number of Commonwealth countries.
- Imprint: Commonwealth Secretariat
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9780850928983
- Publication Date: May 2009
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Fairer Fishing?
Martin Tsamenyi
Considers the likely effects on African, Caribbean and Pacific countries of the European Union's Directive on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing, planned to be implemented from 2010.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9780850928990
- Publication Date: Feb 2009
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A Future for Small States
This report provides an analysis of key issues concerning small states' security and development. It sets out a series of recommendations to counteract vulnerability arising from such factors as globalization, environmental degradation and global warming, and international crime.
- Imprint: Commonwealth Secretariat
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9780850925111
- Publication Date: Jan 1997
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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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Gender Budgets Make Cents
Debbie Budlender
Providing an understanding of gender responsive budgets, this text is part of the inter-agency programme of the Commonwealth Secretariat, IDRC and UNIFEM. It covers the theoretical framework, the evolution of work in this area, the role of different stakeholders and the lessons learned to date.
- Imprint: Commonwealth Secretariat
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9780850926965
- Publication Date: Jan 2002
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Gender Mainstreaming in Poverty Eradication and the Millennium Development Goals
Naila Kabeer
This book explores the issue of gender inequality through the lens of the Millennium Development Goals, and highlights women's critical role in both economic growth and human development.
- Imprint: Commonwealth Secretariat
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9780850927528
- Publication Date: Jan 2003
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Gender Mainstreaming in the Health Sector
This is the consensus built up in a series of workshops in different regions of the Commonwealth on what is the most effective way of applying Gender Management System principles and methodology to the health sector. This manual should assist other countries in adapting mainstreaming.
- Imprint: Commonwealth Secretariat
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9780850927337
- Publication Date: Jan 2002
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Guidebook to Education in the Commonwealth
Guidebook showcasing successful, innovative education initiatives to help meet the MDGs and Education for All targets from around the Commonwealth, in a concise and easy-to-use format. Provides policy-makers with examples of solutions that will assist them in devising strategies to counter their own educational challenges.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849290845
- Publication Date: Aug 2012
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