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.

Process Biotechnology Fundamentals

S.N. Mukhopadhyay

  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9789388971041
  • Publication Date: Jun 2019
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV/AIDS

Vinod K. Sharma

  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9789388971058
  • Publication Date: Jun 2019
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The Architecture of Lucknow and Oudh, 1722-1856

Banmali Tandan

  • Format: Hardback
  • ISBN: 9780955788000
  • Publication Date: Mar 2008
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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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Pollution Control and Waste Management in Developing Countries

Rogers W'O Okot-Uma

A practical view of environmental management, focusing on pollution control and waste management. It records the experience gained through Commonwealth Secretariat regional seminars conducted in Africa over several years. It uses real examples to illustrate the points made.

  • Imprint: Commonwealth Secretariat and SFI Publishing
  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9780850925579
  • Publication Date: Jan 2000
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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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The Shaping of Tertiary Education in the Anglophone Caribbean

Vivienne Roberts

As tertiary education in the Caribbean enters a period of expansion and maturity, this book is a timely study into how the sector should evolve if it is to meet its target of increasing enrolment from under 10 to 15 per cent by 2005.

  • Imprint: Commonwealth Secretariat
  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9780850927320
  • Publication Date: Jan 2003
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Small Change or Real Change?

Gender equality is essential for sustained economic growth and for democracy, peace and security. This book presents key thinking on a topic that is of international concern: how to ensure that sufficient financial resources are available through aid modalities and from domestic sources to effect the changes to make gender equality a reality.

  • Imprint: Commonwealth Secretariat
  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9780850928662
  • Publication Date: Dec 2008
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Biochemical Tests

Anil Kumar

  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9788130929576
  • Publication Date: Aug 2015
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Albert Einstein

Ajoy Ghatak

  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9788130929750
  • Publication Date: Aug 2015
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Electronic Devices and Circuits

S.L. Kakani

  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9788130929811
  • Publication Date: Dec 2015
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Nuclear and Particle Physics

S.L. Kakani

  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9788130929897
  • Publication Date: Aug 2015
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Biological Diversity

Arun Kumar Sharma

  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9788130931760
  • Publication Date: Feb 2017
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Purchasing Contracts

Graham Fuller

Purchasing Contracts is intended to be of assistance to those whose work is with contracts for the procurement of goods and services.

  • Format: Hardback
  • ISBN: 9781904905936
  • Publication Date: Jan 2010
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VAT and Government Departments

Martin Kaney

VAT and Government Departments is both a reference manual and a practical guide for those managing VAT in Government Departments, their advisers and key suppliers. Government Department VAT has recently been the subject of an HMRC consultation and review with new guidance published in 2015 (consolidated with revised NHS guidance).  

  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9781907444098
  • Publication Date: Jul 2015
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Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law

Mark Butler

Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law covers The Equality Act 2010 and other anti-discrimination protections both within the UK legislation and in the context of EU law. As well as the Equality Act 2010,  other key areas covered include atypical worker protection and family friendly regulation: each of these are discussed  to sufficient detail to enable the reader to gain a working understanding of how each operates.The text takes account of case law from both UK courts, and European Courts where this is needed. This helps show the interaction that UK and EU law has in the area of equality law, and how the systems are interdependent.

  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9781907444470
  • Publication Date: Dec 2015
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