A guide to the contemporary Commonwealth
By: W. David McIntyre.
Publisher: Palgrave
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
Subjects: Commonwealth (Organization) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Commonwealth countries -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Description: This guide seeks to meet the need, often expressed in the 1990s, for an assessment of the Commonwealth. It highlights critical questions of balance that have emerged between the relative roles of governments and official agencies, voluntary associations, and private business.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-249) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Part I Historical Perspectives; title: 1. Origins and Meanings; title: 2. Dominion Status and the 1926 Declaration; title: 3. Republic Status and the 1949 Declaration; title: 4. The Secretariat and the 1971 Declaration; title: Part II Shadows of Decolonisation; title: 5. Rhodesia's UDI and the Crisis of the 1960s; title: 6. Apartheid and the Crisis of the 1980s; title: Part III Symbolic Commonwealth; title: 7. The Head of the Commonwealth; title: 8. The Logo, the Venue and the Argot; title: Part IV Political Commonwealth; title: 9. Membership; title: 10. At the Summit - Chogms; title: 11. Ethos, Values and the 1991 Declaration; title: 12. Below the Summit; title: 13. Rediscovery and the Generation Gap; title: 14. Globalisation, Small States and Regionalism; title: Part V Official Commonwealth - IGOs; title: 15. The Secretariat and the CFTC; title: 16. The Commonwealth Foundation; title: 17. The Commonwealth of Learning; title: 18. Outgrowing the Commonwealth - The Case of Cabi; title: V; title: Part VI People's Commonwealth - VIPPSOs; title: 19. Professional Associations; title: 20. Philanthropic Organisations; title: 21. Educational and Cultural Endeavours; title: 22. Sport and the Commonwealth Games; title: 23. Public-Private Partnerships and a Commonwealth; title: Business Culture; title: Conclusion: The Commonwealth and the New Century; title: How to Keep up with the Commonwealth; title: Notes; title: Index.