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The Commonwealth

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.

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The Rebirth of Education

Lant Pritchett

Despite great progress around the world in getting more kids into schools, too many leave without even the most basic skills. In India's rural Andhra Pradesh, for instance, only about one in twenty children in fifth grade can perform basic arithmetic.The problem is that schooling is not the same as learning. In The Rebirth of Education, Lant Pritchett uses two metaphors from nature to explain why. The first draws on Ori Brafman and Rod Beckstrom's book about the difference between centralized and decentralized organizations, The Starfish and the Spider. Schools systems tend be centralized and suffer from the limitations inherent in top-down designs. The second metaphor is the concept of isomorphic mimicry. Pritchett argues that many developing countries superficially imitate systems that were successful in other nations— much as a nonpoisonous snake mimics the look of a poisonous one.Pritchett argues that the solution is to allow functional systems to evolve locally out of an environment pressured for success. Such an ecosystem needs to be open to variety and experimentation, locally operated, and flexibly financed. The only main cost is ceding control; the reward would be the rebirth of education suited for today's world.

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  • ISBN: 9781933286778
  • Publication Date: Oct 2013
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Studies in the Ontology of E.J. Lowe

Timothy Tambassi

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  • ISBN: 9783868382136
  • Publication Date: Jul 2018
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Disordered Actions

John Skalko

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  • ISBN: 9783868382181
  • Publication Date: Apr 2019
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Aquinas on Theology and God’s Existence

Michael Augros

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  • ISBN: 9783868382211
  • Publication Date: Jun 2019
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Hereditary Bone and Joint Diseases in the Dog

Joe Peter Morgan

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  • ISBN: 9783877065488
  • Publication Date: Apr 2001
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Small Animal Gastroenterology

Jörg M. Steiner

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  • ISBN: 9783899930276
  • Publication Date: Apr 2008
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Rule outs in small animal medicine

Katrin Hartmann

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  • ISBN: 9783899939835
  • Publication Date: Nov 2019
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The Arctic and World Order

Kristina Spohr

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  • ISBN: 9781733733991
  • Publication Date: Dec 2020
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Resolving Business Disputes

Stephen Bate

Resolving Business Disputes will give company directors, business executives and other commercial decision-makers a unique and essential insight into how to resolve business disputes and to reach the best outcomes by making effective decisions. The book is a guide, explaining the unique choices created by commercial conflict, basic workings of the law about disputes, the main avenues of dispute resolution, the forecasting of litigation outcomes for cases going to court, the funding of legal cases, the management of the risk involved, the creation of a dispute strategy, how to make the best use of legal advice and how to negotiate effectively. Also covers implications of Covid-19 for trade and commerce, including issues for the resolution of contract disputes.

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  • ISBN: 9781913507008
  • Publication Date: May 2020
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Jean Paul Getty

Wyn Derbyshire

Jean Paul Getty (1892-1976) -  a powerful, oil tycoon who was at one point the richest man in the world, with a private life described as 'bizarre beyond belief', but what drove him and shaped the man he was?   The author looks at the difficulties Getty had in interacting with others on a personal level, and why many have portrayed Getty as living a solitary, even lonely life, despite being surrounded by guards, staff, visiting business colleagues and female companions.  Instead he suggests that Getty's fortune was to serve as the central foundation of his life. His need to create, defend and expand that fortune – all of which he successfully did – is key to understanding his life. 

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  • ISBN: 9781913507039
  • Publication Date: Jan 2022
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Leach's Tax Dictionary

Robert Leach

Leach's Tax Dictionary contains: 10,000 definitions 3,000 abbreviations explained 200 pages of tax, financial and historical data related to tax Where applicable terms are explained with reference to relevant case law, statutes or guidance  Use the special offer code Ebook4free to get the print and digital version together at no extra cost.  

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  • ISBN: 9781913507190
  • Publication Date: Mar 2021
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A Practitioner's Guide to International Tax Information Exchange Regimes

Grahame Jackson

The sixth amendment to the Directive on Administrative Cooperation in the field of taxation (DAC6) and mandatory disclosure regimes (MDRs) in many jurisdictions have led to a large number of professionals potentially being required to disclose information in relation to their clients' arrangements. The authors analyse the operation of the various automatic exchange of information regimes introduced in the last five years, including the OECD common reporting standards, DAC6 and MDRs, setting them in their historical context. They focus on the guidance offered by the Irish and UK tax authorities with reference to other guidance in Europe and beyond, where appropriate.

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  • ISBN: 9781913507237
  • Publication Date: Sep 2021
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The Taxation of Small Businesses 2022/2023

Malcolm James

The Taxation of Small Businesses 2022-23 is a practical guide to all aspects of direct taxation of small businesses in one volume. It is ideal for sole practitioners and small partnerships, but will be a handy reference guide for all tax advisers. The book aims to give a clear explanation of the relevant legislation and practical advice on ways of minimising clients' tax liabilities and warning against common pitfalls. The fifteenth edition has been updated to incorporate changes as a result of the Finance Act 2022.  

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  • ISBN: 9781913507312
  • Publication Date: Jul 2022
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Implied Trusts and Beneficial Ownership in Modern UK Tax Law

Chris Thorpe

Implied Trusts and Beneficial Ownership in Modern UK Tax Law looks at that gap which lies between books on tax and those on trust law, and tries to bridge the two. How and why is beneficial ownership important in UK tax? This book is ideal for academics and practitioners alike. Those practitioners specialising in trusts should find this book an interesting and useful aid to supplement their knowledge of implied trusts and the relationship between the more-usual express trusts. Whether you are new to the tax profession, or a seasoned professional, there will be something here for everyone.

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  • ISBN: 9781913507381
  • Publication Date: Dec 2021
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Are You Ready for School?

Andrew Oberthur

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  • ISBN: 9781922607126
  • Publication Date: Nov 2021
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Becoming Autistic

Rachael Sharman

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  • ISBN: 9781922607140
  • Publication Date: Apr 2022
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