Decades after Bhutan introduced its Gross National Happiness index, the idea that GDP is an inadequate indicator of human well-being and social progress is gaining ground. But alternative metrics must ...
The Diplomat: Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness Index to be Implemented in Brazil
Bhutan’s renowned Gross National Happiness (GNH) is all set to be implemented in Brazil, marking the first instance of the Himalayan kingdom’s index being applied in another country. A five-year ...
Yahoo: This country has a national happiness index. But what is it really like to live there?
This country has a national happiness index. But what is it really like to live there?
Zee News on MSN: Bhutan: The Himalayan kingdom prioritising gross national happiness over GDP
Is gross national happiness the way forward? Amid global fixation on GDP growth, Bhutan is offering a radically different approach, by prioritising happiness over wealth. What are the challenges and ...
Bhutan, the tiny kingdom that introduced Gross National Happiness to the world, has a problem: young people are leaving the country in record numbers. The country boasts free health care, free ...
A tourism official in my native Bhutan recently offered a defense on Facebook of the country’s so-called Gross National Happiness, writing after the U.S. proposed adding Bhutan to its “red list” ...
Kuensel Online: For Gross National Happiness, world owes Bhutan a debt of gratitude
"Happiness" is a right enshrined in the Declaration of Independence. Is it a better measure of human "progress" than "Gross National Product?" The king of the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan proposed the ...