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  • March 2008
    • Bhutan to Measure Happiness

      Bhutan to Measure Happiness

      (Newser) - The king of Bhutan decided 20 years ago to start measuring his people's well-being—dubbed Gross National Happiness—but he never quite figured out how to quantify the national mood. With the Bhutan's first democratic election on Monday, and modernization transforming the long-isolated country, a commission has been charged with devising with the first GHI index, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

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      happiness   Bhutan   King Jigme Singye Wangchuck   democratic parliament

  • April 2007
    • Bhutan Test-Drives Democracy

      Bhutan Test-Drives Democracy

      (Newser) - The tiny Buddhist nation of Bhutan held a mock election Saturday in preparation for the transition from monarchy to democracy set for next year. The yellow thunder dragon defeated its blue, green, and red counterparts in the vote, a test run for the latest reform advocated by modernization-minded King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, who plans to abdicate. More »

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      democracy   monarchy   government   Bhutan   modernization   King Jigme Singye Wangchuck

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