Sustainability and Happiness: A Development Philosophy for Bhutan and the World

Jigmi Y. Thinley

Chapter 14 in Creating a Sustainable and Desirable Future:Insights from 45 Global Thought Leaders, 2014, pp 111-112 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Thirty years ago, the fourth king of Bhutan famously proclaimed that “Gross National Happiness is more important than Gross National Product,” setting the country on a development path that seeks to integrate sustainable and equitable socioeconomic development with environmental conservation, cultural promotion, and good governance…

Keywords: Envisioning; Sustainable Future; Desirable Future; Positive Future; Future History; Scenarios; World Views (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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