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This paper argues that any discussion of the operationalization of Gross National Happiness (GNH) in Bhutan within an … within which discussion of the operationalization of GNH may take place, focusing on the question of Bhutan's possible entry … into the World Trade Organization (WTO). It concludes that a decision to operationalize GNH in Bhutan carries with it …
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Bhutan has shown remarkable economic performance over the last two decades, supported by generous aid inflows and … sign of Dutch disease, shadowing the growth prospects of Bhutan. The author examines empirically the presence of Dutch …. Bhutan's future economic prosperity depends crucially on the policy strategies for exchange rate management, fiscal policy …
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This paper consists of two parts, which are conceptually only loosely interconnected. Proceeding from an impressionistic comparison of Bhutanese development in the late 1950s and in the late 1990s, Part I of this essay explores the missing link, the question of why development has taken the...
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practical interest to those individuals working within the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB) who are responsible for …
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Bhutan during the COVID-19 pandemic. We find that food-insecure households are more likely to collect wild foods, suggesting …
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succession and/or polyandry. This study was done in the Kingdom of Bhutan where matrilineal succession and polyandry were …
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measurement is Bhutan, which produces the Gross National Happiness (GNH) Index. However, until the first GNH Survey, in 2008 …, Bhutan did not have any sense of the size and distribution of unpaid work, despite its strong societal norms about the value … of volunteering and community work. This paper is the first to estimate the value of unpaid care work in Bhutan. It shows …
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Income growth in rural areas may be one of the greatest challenges to further poverty reduction and economic development. Using a new survey of rural Bhutanese households we investigate the short-term economic, social, and psychosocial benefits of a vocational skills training program that was...
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