CONTENTS 2013: ISSUE TWO 102
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Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth Vol. XCIV
2013: Issue Two ISSN 0031-2282
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COMMENT Inside Issues
Commonwealth Strengthening: A matter of confidence Page 92
View from the Chair The Commonwealth Charter - A positive first step toward renewal Page 94
View from the CWP Women in Parliament: Following an increasingly well- traveled path Page 96
View from the
Secretary-General Agricultural development: The key to growth in Africa Page 98
MAIN ARTICLES Charter of the
Commonwealth Page 102
We the people Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP, Page 104
The Commonwealth: Standing up for what is right
Rt Hon. Hugo Swire, MP Page 108
New Zealand: Rebuilding fiscal buffers after the
global financial crisis Hon. Bill English, MP Page 112
Women’s leadership for sustainable democracy and
development Hon. Alix Boyd Knights, MHA Page 114
Reducing India’s
child labour force Shri Kalyan Banerjee, MP Page 118
The Falklands referendum:
Exercising the right
to self-determination Hon. Dick Sawle, MLA Page 122
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