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Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth Vol. XCIV


2013: Issue Three ISSN 0031-2282


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COMMENT


Inside Issues The changing face of the Commonwealth and the CPA Page 164


View from the Chair Forming strong bonds through the Commonwealth Mentoring Programme Page 166


View from the CWP A final farewell Page 168


View from the


Secretary-General Caring for an ageing population Page 170


MAIN ARTICLES


Enlivening women’s engagement with


Parliament Page 174


Putting women in public life in Wales at the top of the


political agenda Mrs Rosemary Butler, AM Page 176


Constitutional reform secures women’s future political


aspirations in Samoa The Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly Page 178


Legitimizing regime change: Fiji’s new constitution and the


2014 election Dr Steven Ratuva Page 182


Measures of a


healthy Parliament Mr Tom Duncan Page 186


Parliament and


public policy Shri Satya Narayana Sahu Page 190


Improving oversight of government in Zanzibar’s House of


Representatives Mr Mussa Kombo Bakari Page 194


Fostering a community of practice among parliamentary


budget offices of the


Commonwealth Mr Usman W. Chohan Page 198


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