{"id":220,"date":"2013-02-21T10:19:57","date_gmt":"2013-02-21T10:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.commonwealthofnations.org\/?page_id=220"},"modified":"2017-03-02T17:00:13","modified_gmt":"2017-03-02T17:00:13","slug":"commonwealth-governance-handbook","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.commonwealthofnations.org\/commonwealth-publications\/publications-index\/commonwealth-governance-handbook\/","title":{"rendered":"Commonwealth Governance Handbook"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" width=\"700\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.commonwealthofnations.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/gov_2012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"165\" height=\"235\" \/><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><em>The first comprehensive reference guide to public sector reform in the Commonwealth<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>RRP: \u00a345<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Extent: 276 pages<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Format: Paperback<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Commissioned and researched by Rupert Jones Parry<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Country profiles researched and edited by Richard Green<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Published for the Commonwealth Secretariat<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Commonwealth Governance Handbook\u00a0 is the first comprehensive guide to public sector reform in the Commonwealth.<\/h4>\n<p>The Commonwealth Secretariat, though its Governance &amp; Institutional Development Division (GIDD), helps member governments develop administrative structures that facilitate economic development while adhering to the five principles of good governance: accountability, transparency, predictability, capacity and participation.<\/p>\n<p>Commonwealth Governance Handbook brings together the knowledge and experience of the Secretariat and related agencies and covers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Public-Private Partnerships<\/li>\n<li>National ICT policy development<\/li>\n<li>Decentralisation strategies<\/li>\n<li>Capacity-building<\/li>\n<li>Combating corruption<\/li>\n<li>Alternative service delivery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The publication also contains 54 governance profiles of member countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first comprehensive reference guide to public sector reform in the Commonwealth RRP: \u00a345 Extent: 276 pages Format: Paperback Commissioned and researched by Rupert Jones Parry Country profiles researched and edited by Richard Green Published for the Commonwealth Secretariat Commonwealth &hellip; 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