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.

Differentiation for Gifted Students in a Secondary School

Susan Nikakis

  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9781922607409
  • Publication Date: Jan 2023
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School Philanthropy Handbook

Gavan Woinarski

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  • ISBN: 9781922607461
  • Publication Date: Mar 2023
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Greek Pioneers in Medical and Biomedical Sciences, 1821-2021

Apostolos K. Gerontas

  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9789925351657
  • Publication Date: Jul 2023
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Commonwealth Educational Leadership Handbook

Amina Osman

Effective and knowledgeable leaders and managers are essential throughout all areas of school management practice given their impact on the learning outcomes of children, young people, families and the wider community. Commonwealth Education ministers and stakeholders have therefore consistently stressed the need to improveschool leadership.

  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9781848599864
  • Publication Date: Jul 2022
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Insurance Premium Tax

Mark Chesham

Insurance Premium Tax is a guide for practitioners and those involved in the insurance industry. It summarises how the IPT is applied in practice, the definition of an insurance contract, looks at exemptions from the tax, the application of the higher rate and issues affecting non UK risks and global policies. It also explores compliance issues such as IPT registration, the submission of returns and payment of the tax, changes in rates and the penalty regime.

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  • ISBN: 9781913507251
  • Publication Date: Mar 2023
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Data-Informed Learners

Selena Fisk

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  • ISBN: 9781922607522
  • Publication Date: May 2023
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Creating Connections

Rachel Stewart

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  • ISBN: 9781922607720
  • Publication Date: Jul 2023
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I'm (High-Key) Lost

Phoey Lee Teh

  • Imprint: Dialogy
  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9789675492822
  • Publication Date: Mar 2023
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A Field Guide to Forest Seeds

Ashwath M. N

  • Format: Hardback
  • ISBN: 9788119002283
  • Publication Date: Apr 2023
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Youth and Development in Africa

Report of a youth seminar that brought together experts in the field of youth organisation and training in Commonwealth Africa to share ideas and experiences. The seminar considered the problem of transition from a traditional to a modern society, and how to equip young people with the skills, attitudes and opportunities to make the transference.

  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9780850920239
  • Publication Date: Jan 1970
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Without Women No Development

Madhuri Shah

This handbook presents fifteen case studies on the non-formal education of women from Commonwealth countries in the Asia region: Bangladesh, India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. Each section is accompanied by an introduction which highlights the major points of the case studies of the country.

  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9780850922837
  • Publication Date: Jan 1986
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Village Level Aquaculture Development in Africa

H.R. King

The current status and development of small-scale village based aquaculture, particularly fish farming, in Africa, has been the subject of some discussion in recent years. The ensuing conclusions and recommendations were crystallized in a 10-point Resolution on Village Aquaculture Development in Africa.

  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9780850923278
  • Publication Date: Jan 1988
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A Guide to the Medicinal Plants of Coastal Guyana

Deborah A. Lachman-White

This book describes and illustrates plants used medicinally in coastal Guyana. It includes entries for 173 native and naturalised Guyanese plants, as well as a few cultivated species. Of these, 148 are illustrated by line drawings, the majority of which have been created by local artists.

  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9780850923872
  • Publication Date: Jan 1992
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Compendium of Election Laws, Practices and Cases of Selected Commonwealth Countries, Volume 2, Part 1

Carl W. Dundas

This compendium presents the constitutional provisions and election laws of a number of selected Commonwealth countries in a user-friendly way.

  • Format: Hardback
  • ISBN: 9780850925333
  • Publication Date: Jan 1998
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Growing Good Tropical Trees for Planting

K.A. Longman

This Manual is the third in a series of readable, well illustrated handbooks about propagating and planting tropical trees. The procedures described in this series of Manuals may be used with the majority of woody species to provide diverse seedling or clonal mixtures.

  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9780850925357
  • Publication Date: Jan 1998
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Compendium of Election Laws, Practices and Cases of Selected Commonwealth Countries, Volume 2, Part 2

Carl W. Dundas

This compendium presents the constitutional provisions and election laws of a number of selected Commonwealth countries in a user-friendly way.

  • Format: Hardback
  • ISBN: 9780850925753
  • Publication Date: Jan 1998
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