Politics of Gross National Happiness Governance and Development in B
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 navi
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Governance and Development in Bhutan Kent Schroeder
Politics of Gross National Happiness
Kent Schroeder
Politics of Gross National Happiness Governance and Development in Bhutan
Kent Schroeder Humber College Toronto ON, Canada
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Acknowledgements
Numerous people were instrumental in the process of writing this book. I would like to thank Craig Johnson at the University of Guelph for his wide-ranging insights that helped shape the earlier thesis version of this work. Adam Sneyd, Barry Smit, and Brian Woodrow also played pivotal roles. Jordi Díez of the University of Guelph and Arjan de Haan of IDRC provided useful critique as part of the thesis defence. I would also like to thank John Lewis, Randy Schroeder, Heidi Karst, and Korice Moir for reading and commenting on draft versions of the book. Thank you as well to the anonymous reviewer whose comments helped provide greater coherence to the argument. I would also like to thank Michael Hatton, without whom my interest in Bhutan and Gross National Happiness might have never emerged. I owe a great debt to the many people in Bhutan who took the time to take part in the research. Their candour, openness, and grace made the research process an unforgettable one. I would also like to thank the Royal Institute of Management, and former Director Karma Tsh
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