Politics of Gross National Happiness

Appeals to academics in the fields of Development Studies, Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology, Geography, Economics, and South Asia Studies
Fills a gap in literature on the dynamics of governance in implementing GNH
Expands on existing work on the human development and capability approach that has failed to adequately address power dynamics

Autorentext
Kent Schroeder is Director of International Development Projects in the Business School at Humber College, Canada. In 2015 Kent received a Certificate of Appreciation from Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay for his contributions to Gross National Happiness.

Inhalt
Chapter 1: Governance, power and human development.- Chapter 2: Gross National Happiness.- Chapter 3: The Gross National Happiness governance framework.- Chapter 4: The Last Shangri-La? Fractured tourism governance.- Chapter 5: Wrestling and cigarettes: Conflict in media governance.- Chapter 6: I will die before you cut my land: Communities and farm road governance.- Chapter 7: Successful ambiguity: Human-wildlife conflict and governance.- Chapter 8: Rethinking governance, power and human development.