Product Description: The Report of the Commonwealth Observer Group for the Seychelles Presidential Election. The Group was led by Dr Julian R Hunte, the former Foreign Minister of St Lucia, and comprised five eminent persons in total.

This unique annual collection of key economic and statistical data on the world’s small states—those with fewer than five million inhabitants—is an essential reference for economists, planners and policy makers. The book contains fifty-one tables covering selected economic and social indicators culled from international and national sources and presents information unavailable elsewhere. A detailed parallel commentary on trends in Commonwealth small states, looking at growth, employment, inflation and economic policy issues, permits a deeper understanding of developments behind the figures. The book also includes three topical articles: The Effects of Limited Diversification on Small States—Stephen Fletcher, St. George’s University, Grenada; Insights into the Economic Development of Small, Often Island, Economies—Godfrey Baldacchino, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada and Geoff Bertram of Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand; and Macroeconomic Stability in Small States—Lawrence L. Schembri, Bank of Canada.

Product Description: The Report of the Commonwealth Observer Group for the Uganda Parliamentary and Presidential elections. The Group was led by Dame Billie Miller, former Deputy Prime Minister and former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados, and comprised thirteen eminent persons in total...read more

Product Description: Produced for the annual Commonwealth Health Ministers’ Meeting, the Commonwealth Health Ministers’ Update 2011 is a resource for ministers on topical health priorities. The theme for the 2011 Meeting is "Non-communicable diseases – A priority for the Commonwealth...read more

Product Description: This unique annual collection of key economic and statistical data on states with fewer than five million inhabitants is an essential reference for economists, planners and policy-makers. The Commonwealth’s definition of small states is those with a population of one and a half million or less...read more

Product Description: This report covers the work of the 53-nation Commonwealth and its principal intergovernmental organization, the Commonwealth Secretariat, from July 2007 to June 2009. Over these two years, the Secretariat has carried out its mandate of democracy and development in a robust manner...read more

Product Description: The Commonwealth Ministers Reference Book is an essential source of information on key aspects of policy issues for all Commonwealth ministers, from trade to transport. It includes articles, case studies, partnership initiatives, interviews and reports that inform and educate ministers, regarding opportunity and potential in the Commonwealth...read more

Product Description: This 2009 edition of the Commonwealth Local Government Handbook is a complete reference book to local government in the Commonwealth. Updated and revised, it details the systems of local government in the 53 countries of the Commonwealth, looking at how local government is structured, how elections take place, what services local government is responsible for, how local government is financed and what reforms are envisaged...read more

Product Description: This unique annual collection of key economic and statistical data on the world’s small states—those with fewer than five million inhabitants—is an essential reference for economists, planners and policy-makers. The book contains numerous tables covering selected economic and social indicators culled from international and national sources and presents information unavailable elsewhere...read more

Product Description: In today’s world, responses to global challenges can only be achieved by collective debate and action. A coordinated response is required to achieve satisfactory and sustainable outcomes, however, international institutions are no longer placed to support an adequate response to these challenges: they are structurally outdated and in urgent need of reform...read more

Product Description: Commonwealth Education Partnerships 2008/09 is an annual publication covering the current trends in education and development. It provides an essential overview of education for development in the Commonwealth, focusing on both intra-Commonwealth collaboration as well as partnerships between member governments, civil society and the private sector...read more

Product Description: This seventh edition of the Commonwealth Local Government Handbook covers all 53 countries of the Commonwealth. It is published annually, updated and revised each year. It gives full country profiles of the local government systems in these countries, describing local government structures, election systems, legislation, service responsibilities, funding, e-government relationships with central government works and forthcoming reforms in each country...read more

Product Description: This book is published annually for the Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting that takes place in May of each year. It provides Health Ministers with a central source of information regarding health priorities, with key themes following those of the Meeting...read more

Product Description: The Commonwealth Ministers Reference Book is an essential source of information on key aspects of policy issues for all Commonwealth ministers, from trade to transport. It includes articles, case studies, partnership initiatives, interviews and reports that inform and educate ministers, regarding opportunity and potential in the Commonwealth...read more

Product Description: Small Change or Real Change? presents key thinking from experts around the Commonwealth on a topic which is currently of great international concern: how to ensure that resources are available to effect the changes promised by those promoting gender equality, and how to check that promises turn into results...read more

Product Description: Issued for each Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, this bi-annual publication is written by Commonwealth experts and presents current thought and pertinent analysis on Commonwealth issues and challenges. In-depth articles and case studies focus on topical themes, including the themes of the 2007 meeting...read more

Product Description: While many countries seek to improve their capacity to protect and promote human rights in accordance with constitutional imperatives and Commonwealth values, they often lack a clear roadmap on how to do so. Currently, there is no single and easy-to-use model which Commonwealth countries can use as a basis for planning the process...read more

Product Description: This report covers the work of the 53-nation Commonwealth and its principal intergovernmental organization, the Commonwealth Secretariat, from July 2005 to June 2007. Over these two years, the Commonwealth Secretariat has carried out its mandate of democracy and development in a robust manner...read more