Politics Of Gross National Happiness: Governance And Development In Bhutan
by Kent Schroeder /
2017 / English / PDF
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This book explores the practices of governance in Bhutan and how
they shape the implementation of the country’s Gross National
Happiness (GNH) development strategy. The author examines whether
Bhutan’s innovative GNH governance framework successfully
navigates competing power dynamics and generates the
intended human development outcomes of Gross National Happiness.
The analysis is structured around a comparison of the
implementation of four GNH development policies – tourism, media,
farm roads and human/wildlife conflict – and their larger
implications on power, governance and the human development
paradigm in Bhutan and beyond.
This book explores the practices of governance in Bhutan and how
they shape the implementation of the country’s Gross National
Happiness (GNH) development strategy. The author examines whether
Bhutan’s innovative GNH governance framework successfully
navigates competing power dynamics and generates the
intended human development outcomes of Gross National Happiness.
The analysis is structured around a comparison of the
implementation of four GNH development policies – tourism, media,
farm roads and human/wildlife conflict – and their larger
implications on power, governance and the human development
paradigm in Bhutan and beyond.
