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Kingdom of Happiness

In a time of climate crisis, Bhutan sets an example for other nations to emulate

Jun 13, 2023
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By: Tsering Namgyal

Fifteen years ago, mostly to puzzlement if not outright disdain, the landlocked Buddhist Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan introduced what its leaders called the Gross National Happiness (GNH) index, an alternative to the growth-oriented gross domestic product measure used as a development scale by most of the world’s nations.

Today, GNH has…

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