Authors:Commonwealth Secretariat, Commonwealth Secretariat,
Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat
Keywords: series, paper, economic, laundering, money
Number of Pages: 58
Published: 1997-11-01
List price: $11.95
ISBN-10: 0850925010
ISBN-13: 9780850925012

This paper discusses the serious threat posed by money laundering to all countries, large and small, rich and poor, and demonstrates its effect not only on economic development but also on the political integrity and stability of nations.The paper recommends measures to strengthen the financial sector, considers practical issues involved in combating money laundering in offshore financial centers in the parallel economy

Authors:Commonwealth Secretariat, Commonwealth Secretariat,
Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat
Keywords: management, resource, natural, women
Number of Pages: 116
Published: 1996-11-01
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 0850924863
ISBN-13: 9780850924862

This manual provides an overview of the main issues relating to women and natural resource management in the Caribbean region. It aims to provide trainers and extension workers with skills and techniques to train and involve women in conservation activities. It acknowledges the valuable indigenous knowledge which women in the Caribbean posses, and emphasizes that women themselves must be involved in the identification of their needs.It also present case studies of women successfully promoting environmental and sustainable development in the region.

Author: Commonwealth Secretariat
Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat
Keywords: commonwealth, development, division, secretariat, institutional, government, public, administration, reform
Number of Pages: 388
Published: 2004-07
List price: $99.95
ISBN-10: 0117032492
ISBN-13: 9780117032491

Commonwealth Public Administration Reform is a comprehensive resource for all those in public and private sectors and civil society who are engaged in reforming public administration. It includes in one volume the principal documents of major reform initiatives in the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management. It draws on the richly diverse experience of the association’s 54 member countries, large and small, developing and industrialised. The 2004 edition brings together the knowledge and experience of leading experts from around the

Author: William Nack
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Keywords: champion, making, secretariat
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2002-04
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0306811332
ISBN-13: 9780306811333

"Secretariat is an elegantly crafted, exhilarating tale of speed and power, grace and greatness, told with such immediacy that the reader is lost in the rush of horses and the clatter and ring of the grandstand." --Laura Hillenbrand, author of Seabiscuit. In 1973, Secretariat, the greatest thoroughbred in horse-racing history, won the Triple Crown. The only horse to ever break the two-minute mark in winning the Kentucky Derby until last year’s winner Monarchos, Secretariat also pulled off one of the most astounding victories in the annals of horse racing by winning the Belmont Stakes

Author: World Trade Organization
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: secretariat, publication, wto, agreement, gats, handbook
Number of Pages: 102
Published: 2005-06-06
List price: $99.99
ISBN-10: 0521850711
ISBN-13: 9780521850711

This handbook aims to provides a better understanding of GATS and the challenges and opportunities of the ongoing negotiations. For users who are familiar with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), similarities and differences are pointed out where relevant. Likewise, for users who are familiar with the balance-of-payments definition of ’trade’, departures from the Agreement’s coverage are explained. Text boxes (’Food for Thought’) are included to stimulate further thinking about the core concepts and implications of the Agreement.

Author: Commonwealth Secretariat
Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat
Keywords: update, ministers, health, commonwealth
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2009-09
List price: $56.00
ISBN-10: 0850928729
ISBN-13: 9780850928723

Produced for the annual Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting, the Commonwealth Health Ministers’ Update is a central source of information for Ministers on topical health priorities. The theme for the 2009 Meeting is Health and Climate Change: Current Vulnerabilities and Priorities for Action.This accompanying reference book provides comprehensive and essential information on the many important health challenges facing Commonwealth citizens in the 21st century resulting from climate change. With 31 specially conducted country surveys into the impact of climate change on health, complete wit

Author: Commonwealth Secretariat
Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat
Keywords: secretary, general, commonwealth, report, democracy, development
Number of Pages: 54
Published: 2004-06
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0850927803
ISBN-13: 9780850927801

A report to Commonwealth Heads of Government on the activities and achievements of the Commonwealth Secretariat from July 2001 to June 2003. The Foreword by Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon presents a personal view of the progress of the Commonwealth over that period. The report is presented to Commonwealth Heads of Government before their biennial summit.