October 03, 2005

Gross National Happiness of Bhutan

So the beautiful Kingdom of Bhutan, where I believe there is a daily quota cutoff and charge for touring their country (someone care to correct if I'm wrong?), has an alternative to the GDP for measuring well-being and progress. Since so many people are unhappy in the higher-GDP countries, perhaps they might be on to something...?

A Measure of Well-Being from a Happy Little Kingdom


courtesy NYTimes

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