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Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference Held in Bhutan, November 24-26, 2008

 

  
   
Sl. No. Title Author Page No.
1 Cover Page Dorji Penjore  
2 Copyright Page Dorji Penjore  
3 Contents Dorji Penjore  
4 Introduction Dorji Penjore vi
5 Keynote Address His Excellency Jigmi Y Thinley, Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bhutan 1
6 Remarks Nicholas Rossellini, Resident Coordinator of UN System in Bhutan 9
7 Measuring Progress Towards GNH: From GNH Indicators to GNH National Accounts? Ronald Colman 15
8 The Analysis of Results of Research into ‘The Ideal Society’ in Japan, Sweden and Bhutan – Using the Indicators of Human Satisfaction Measure Terue Ohashi 49
9 The Global Project on Measuring the Progress of Societies: A global movement for a global challenge Jon Hall 87
10 Creating National Accounts of Wellbeing; a parallel process to GNH Nic Marks 102
11 Can We Have Both Psychological and Ecological Wellbeing George Burns 127
12 The Nature-Nurture Debate: New Evidence and Good News Ragnhild Bang Nes 149
13 Time use and Happiness Karma Galay 169
14 Internalizing the Other–Cross Cultural Understanding in Arts and Education Ethel Lowen 209
15 Role of meditation in promoting happiness Khenpo Phuntsho Tashi 218
16 The Semantic Structure of Gross National Happiness: A View From Conceptual Metaphor Theory

Carl Polley

 228
17 Development and (Un)happiness: A case Study from Rural Ethiopia Dena Freeman 241
18 Religious Institution Based Community-hood and Identity of a ‘Muslim Community’ in a ‘Remote’ Rural Village in Bangladesh Mohammed Kamruzzaman 257
19 To Think Like an Island: Three-Capital Model in Pursuing GNH in Taiwan Juju Chin Shou Wang 276
20 Institutional Challenges to ‘Patience’ in the Collective Management of Public Goods Ram Fishman 303
21 Status Symbols, Ecosystems and Sustainability Arthur Fishman 331
22 Good Organizational Practice and GNH: A Proposal for Organizational Performance Indicators Anne-Marie Schreven 331
23 Between Earth and Sky: Formal Organizations as Instrument in Creating GNH John Nirenberg 351
24 Do Information and Communication Technologies Further or Hinder Gross National Happiness? Jason Whalley and Kezang 368
25 ICT Key Role in the Economic Development of Haiti: Lessons from Pilot Projects in Rural Haiti and Associated Directions of Contribution to the GNH Index
Serge Miranda
Frantz Verella, and Tahar Saiah
391
26 A Paradigm Shift in Health Care to Increase GNH Dr Chencho Dorji 413
27 Nature- Deficit Disorder and the Spirit of Wilderness Dave Augeri 436
28 Dynamic Aging Ethel Lowen 456
29 Western Education, Socialization and Individualism Andrie Kusserow 467
30 Gross National Happiness in the Classroom – A Teacher’s Thoughts Meena Srinivasan 480
31 Conceptualising Education for Constitutional Monarchy System: Meiji Japan’s View and Approach Masanori Kakutani 487
32 Schools in Rural Areas and GNH: Endogenous Actions of Small Communities in Japan and Sweden Michiyo Okuma Nystrom 503
33 Shift in the Measure of Quality of Life viz-a-viz Happiness – A Study of Phongmey Gewog and Trashigang Town in Eastern Bhutan Vijay Shrotryia 525
34 Japan’s Paradigm Shift from Growth to Happiness: Slowing Down to Advance Wellbeing
Junko Edahiro and Riichiro Oda
548
35 Food Security and Gross National Happiness Akiko Ueda 568
36 Optimal Condition of Happiness: Application of Taguchi Robust Parameter Design on Evidences from India Prabhat Pankaj and Deobra 582
37 The Future of Happiness as a National Pursuit Ross MacDonald 613
38 Critical Holism: A New Development Paradigm Inspired by Gross National Happiness?
Hans van Willenswaard
 632
39 GNH: Changing Views, a Label for Quality Information Nille van Hellemont 672
40 Contributor’s biography   689

 

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