What's In, What's Out
Amanda Glassman
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781933286891
- Publication Date: Oct 2017
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The Russia File
Daniel S. Hamilton
- Imprint: Center for Transatlantic Relations SAIS
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781947661035
- Publication Date: Apr 2018
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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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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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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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Achieving the Goals - 2009
Steve Packer
Commissioned by the Commonwealth Secretariat for the 17th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2009, this report explores progress towards achieving good quality basic education for all.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849290128
- Publication Date: Feb 2010
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Supporting Investment and Private Sector Development in Times of Crisis
Dirk Willem te Velde
Documents the effects of the global financial crisis on investment and private sector development in small states. It uses case studies (St Lucia, Vanuatu and Mauritius) to draw lessons from policy responses and propose further support required at both the national and international level to support the private sector through the economic crisis.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849290173
- Publication Date: Apr 2010
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Macroeconomic Policy Frameworks of Small States
Gérard Adonis
This book reviews the implementation of macroeconomic policies in Malta, identifying the key issues, lessons learnt and best practices which could be adapted by other small states. It also sets out the country's challenges for the future, including attending to the conflicting demands of environmental conservation and economic development.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849290630
- Publication Date: Sep 2011
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Social Policies in Seychelles
Liam Campling
This book provides comprehensive analysis of social policy development in Seychelles, focusing on the political and economic developments that have led to the current situation. The challenge now is to maintain current levels of social policy interventions in the face of severe indebtedness and the stagnation of economic growth.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849290654
- Publication Date: Dec 2011
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Social Policies in Solomon Islands and Vanuatu
Biman Chand Prasad
Solomon Islands and Vanuatu are two small states that have struggled to develop successful social policies since independence. This study traces their social histories and examines factors that have hindered progress. Future development requires a move away from traditional social structures and a focus on political stability and economic growth.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849290838
- Publication Date: Jul 2012
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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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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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The Impact of Women's Political Leadership on Democracy and Development
Farah Deeba Chowdhury
Describes barriers to women's political participation and explains why women's inclusion is crucial to democracy. It identifies strategies – electoral reform (New Zealand), party voluntary quotas (South Africa), and legislative quotas (Bangladesh and India) – that have helped to advance the participation of women in decision-making at all levels.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849291095
- Publication Date: Dec 2013
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Rwanda Legislative Election (Chamber of Deputies), 16-18 September 2013
The report of the Commonwealth Expert Team for Rwanda's Legislative Elections, held 16–18 September 2013. The Team was led by Mr Tiro Seeletso, Secretary to the Independent Electoral Commission of Botswana, and was comprised of 2 eminent persons.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849291101
- Publication Date: Jan 2014
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Cameroon Legislative and Municipal Elections, 30 September 2013
The report of the Commonwealth Observer Mission for the Pakistan elections, held 11 May 2013. The Mission was led by Sir Douglas Kidd, former Speaker of the House of Representatives of New Zealand, and was comprised of 13 eminent persons.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849291132
- Publication Date: Jan 2014
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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. Contains 65 tables covering development indicators and an article focusing on the role of data and statistics.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849291255
- Publication Date: Jun 2014
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Building the Resilience of Small States
Denny Lewis-Bynoe
This study refines and expands the Commonwealth resilience framework, developed to measure the resilience of small states' economies to adverse economic shocks, natural disasters and extreme weather events. It proposes policy measures for building resilience, and the areas in which key development partners can provide support.
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- ISBN: 9781849291286
- Publication Date: Sep 2014
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Prioritising the Implementation of International Financial Regulation
John Armour
Presents a risk-based framework for implementing international financial regulation within national economies, in particular in small states. It includes case studies to illustrate how the framework can be integrated with standard setting processes to improve outcomes for small states.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849291408
- Publication Date: Jul 2015
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Advancing Gender Equality
Advancing Gender Equality brings together case studies from 20 countries that demonstrate a range of strategies that can be employed to advance gender equality and women's empowerment. Together they help to show what perpetuates gender inequality and offer approaches that can be adopted to help end unjust discrimination.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849291514
- Publication Date: Aug 2016
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