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Article: 'Happy' policy gains traction; Economic measure of well-being attracts other nations.(WORLD)(BRIEFING: ASIA)(Column)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
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- December 12, 2008
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Byline: Don Duncan, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
THIMPHU, Bhutan -- In the thick of a global financial crisis, some economists have come to this Himalayan kingdom to study its unique economic policy based on Buddhist principles, Gross National Happiness.
Happiness is very serious business. The dogma of limitless productivity and growth in a finite world is unsustainable and unfair for future generations, Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigme Thinley told foreign economists, educators and public policy consultants at a recent conference here.
Jon Hall, a project leader at the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said he was ...