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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Small States
This unique annual collection of key economic and statistical data on states with fewer than 5 million inhabitants is an essential reference for economists, planners and policy-makers working on issues of concern to small states. This volume contains 68 tables covering development indicators and 4 articles focusing on the green economy.
- Imprint: Commonwealth Secretariat
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849290791
- Publication Date: Dec 2012
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Social Policies in Samoa
Desmond U Amosa
Samoa is a role model in the Pacific region for its economic and social achievements. This in-depth study traces the history of government policy and examines the fundamentals underpinning the country's progress. It also examines how the fa'a Samoa, the culture, enabled the country to build resilience after crises in the 1990s.
- Imprint: Commonwealth Secretariat
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849290821
- Publication Date: Jul 2012
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Integrating Sustainable Development into International Investment Agreements
J. Anthony VanDuzer
This Guide is designed to assist developing countries to negotiate International Investment Agreements (IIAs) that are more effective in promoting their sustainable development. A useful reference tool for developing country negotiators and interested parties.
- Imprint: Commonwealth Secretariat
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849290869
- Publication Date: May 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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e-Governance in Small States
Anthony Ming
ICTs can create digital pathways between citizens and governments that are affordable, accessible and widespread. This book aims to strengthen the understanding of policy-makers by outlining the conditions and processes involved in the planning and execution of e-government projects.
- Imprint: Commonwealth Secretariat
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849291026
- Publication Date: Jul 2013
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The Right to Trade
Joseph E. Stiglitz
Aid for trade has not delivered on its initial promise. To create a genuinely pro-development trade liberalisation agenda, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E Stiglitz and Andrew Charlton put forward proposals that will help international trade work for developing countries and preserve a development-friendly multilateral trading system.
- Imprint: Commonwealth Secretariat
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849291057
- Publication Date: Jun 2013
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Tourism and Inclusive Growth in Small Island Developing States
Mark P. Hampton
How tourism might facilitate inclusive growth in small states. The study provides analysis of the gains achieved by direct and indirect channels and the gaps in data collection. Uses data from Jamaica, Maldives, Mauritius and Seychelles, examines land-based and cruise tourism operations and explores how local supply chains could be enhanced.
- Imprint: Commonwealth Secretariat
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849291071
- Publication Date: Aug 2013
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Transitioning to a Green Economy
Nadine Smith
What does the concept 'green economy' look like in practice? This book contains case studies from eight small states: Botswana, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nauru, Samoa and Seychelles. It provides insights into the success of various initiatives and highlights how small states themselves are making practical progress.
- Imprint: Commonwealth Secretariat
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849291279
- Publication Date: Mar 2014
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The Taxation of Small Businesses
Malcolm James
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781913507589
- Publication Date: Aug 2024
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UK Taxation
Mark Hunt
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781913507602
- Publication Date: Aug 2024
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Shearing Time
Phil Kettle
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781925308556
- Publication Date: Dec 2021
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Roadkill Rescue
Phil Kettle
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781925308594
- Publication Date: Dec 2021
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Teaching Strategies & Techniques for Adjunct Faculty
Donald Greive
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9780940017436
- Publication Date: Mar 2018
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Estrategias y Técnicas Especializadas de Enseñanza para Profesores Universitarios
Donald Grieve
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9780940017498
- Publication Date: Dec 2020
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Estratégias e Técnicas de Ensino Especializadas para Professores Universitários
Donald Grieve
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9780940017504
- Publication Date: Dec 2020
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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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Town and Parish Councils VAT Guide
Richard Strevens
This Town and Parish Council VAT Guide is an easy reference guide for those engaged in administering the financial affairs of town and parish councils in England and community councils in Wales. It focuses on the typical range of activities that these local authorities will have. It will be of use to town and parish clerks or treasurers and those responsible for the book-keeping of these organisations, as well as those responsible for auditing such bodies. The authors give the reader the basic concepts of the tax and a degree of familiarity with the common technical terms used by H M Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in its own guidance. The most common terms are set out in the glossary.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781910151136
- Publication Date: May 2021
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