The experience of Gross National Happiness as development framework /

Includes bibliographicalappendix and reference.

CONTENTS
FIGURES ......................................................................................................................................................... iv
ABSTRACT ...................................................................................................................................................... v
ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................................................... vi
1. INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................... 1
2. VISION OF INDIVIDUAL, SOCIETY, AND GOVERNING SYSTEM ............................................... 2
3. CONCEPTUAL STRUCTURE OF SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING,
BUDDHIST HAPPINESS, AND GNH ........................................................................................................... 3
3.1 Subjective Well-Being ............................................................................................................................ 3
3.2 Buddhist Happiness ................................................................................................................................ 5
3.3 Well-Being and Happiness in GNH .................................................................................................. 6
4. METHODOLOGY OF MEASURING GNH AND ITS INDICATORS .............................................. 7
5. MULTIDIMENSIONAL FRAMEWORK—STATE AND NON-OFFICIAL
INSTITUTIONS AND ACTORS ..................................................................................................................... 9
6. DECISION-GUIDING TOOL: GNH POLICY SCREENING TOOLS ............................................. 12
7. GNH SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT: POLICY OUTCOMES ............................................................. 14
7.1 Findings and Implications of GNH Surveys ...................................................................................... 14
7.2 Media .............................................................................................................................................................. 17
7.3 Tourism .................................................................................................................................................... 18
7.4 Wildlife Depredations ............................................................................................................................... 19
8. GNH OUTREACH ..................................................................................................................................... 20
9. OUTLOOK .................................................................................................................................................. 21
APPENDIX...................................................................................................................................................... 23
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................................ 27