Centre for Bhutan Studies - Abstract For Fourth GNH Conference in Bhutan

The proceedings of the Third GNH Conference held in Nongkhai and Bangkok in November 2007 is available for download from the following table. For faster download, instead of the book as a whole, we have uploaded the chapters separately.

Sl. No.	Title	Author
1	Acknowledgement and Cover Page
2	Activating Difference: Appreciating Equity in an Era of Global Interdependence	Peter D. Hershock
3	Pretty Woman	Dasho Kinley Dorji
4	Happiness and Spirituality	Lopen Gem Dorji
5	Reciprocal Exchange and Community Vitality: The Case of Gortshom Village in Eastern Bhutan	Sonam Kinga
6	Is National Environment Conservation Success a Rural Failure? The Other Side of Bhutan’s Conservation Story	Dorji Penjore
7	Opening the Gates in Bhutan: Media Gatekeepers and the Agenda of Change	Siok Sian Pek-Dorji
8	Conglomerate Radar of Happiness in Bhutan	Prabhat K Pankaj
9	A Case Story from Minamata: GNH Practice as Human Security and Sustainable Development	Takayoshi Kusago
10	The ‘Suicide Priests’ of Japan and the Search for Gross National Happiness	Jonathan Watts
11	Gross National Happiness: A New Paradigm	Chandima D. Daskon
12	Beyond the Linear Logic of Project Aid Alternative: Understandings of Participation and Community Vitality	Amanda Kiessel
13	Creating Vibrant Communities through Ecologically Sound Food Production	Alex Kaufman
14	Happiness Under Pressure: How Dual-Earner Parents Experience Time in Australia	Peter Brown, Ester Cerin & Penny Warner-Smith
15	P2P and Human Happiness	Michel Bauwens
16	Microfinance in the Improvement of Living Standard and GNH	Saugata Bandyopadhyay
17	Microfinance Institution, Social Capital and Peace Building: Evidence from West Kalimantan, Indonesia	Rochman Achwan
18	Interpreting ‘Right Livelihood’: Understanding and Practice in Contemporary Thailand	Nissara Horayangura
19	A Tale of Two Samut Cities: Different Paths to Development and People’s Wellbeing in Samut Sakorn and Samut Songkram Provinces	Decharut Sukkumnoed & Wipawa Chuenchit
20	The Development of Thai Mental Health Indicator (TMHI): From Past to Present	Apichai Mongkol,Tavee Tangseree, Pichet Udomratn, Watchanee Huttapanom & Worawan Chutha
21	The Concept of Happiness: The Bridge between Western and Eastern Thought, and Empirical Evidence of Bangkokian's Happiness Determinants	Kanokporn Nitnitiphrut
22	Macroeconomic Determinants of the Happiness of the Poor: A Case Study of Pakistan	Muhammad Shahbaz & Naveed Aamir

Appendix: The Conference Photographs

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