When Bhutan adopted Gross National Happiness as its development philosophy, it had thrown down the gauntlet at itself.
And today the challenge is staring straight and square at the country’s soul.
With the economy yet to gain strength and stabilize at a self-assuring digit, Bhutan’s immediate challenge, some economists say, is to remain unscathed by the inevitable forces of the global trade integration.
But, to do so Bhutan must strengthen its economy - a Catch-22, for the time being.
The test doesn’t end here, either.
There is a weightier challenge, because Gross National Happiness demands more than a tangible economic development. Read the rest of this entry »
Gross National Happiness as opposed to GDP
Prime Minister in New York
The Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley and the members of the delegation including the Foreign Minister, Cabinet Secretary, GNH Commission Secretary and the National Assembly member Karma Rangdol met with Bhutanese community in New York at a lunch reception hosted by the Bhutan Mission on Sunday.
A news release from the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the United Nations says over a hundred Bhutanese were in attendance. Read the rest of this entry »
