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International Development Speaker Series

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Gross National Happiness Index

How it works, applying principles in Bhutan and California, and challenges and opportunities for development

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Conference Room 2309
1776 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA

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When

Thursday, May 30

11:00 a.m. – noon

 

Program

Gross National Happiness (GNH) is a global indicator of progress that measures both a sustainable economy and social development, while protecting the environment and culture. Among a few of the policy areas GNH incorporates are education, environmental sustainability, land use and urban form, climate change, natural resources, socioeconomics, social justice, and cultural challenges. Its four pillars include: Good Governance, Sustainable Socioeconomic Development, Cultural Preservation, and Environmental Conservation.

GNH also values both tangible and intangible aspects of well-being; it is not opposed to material and economic progress, but it rejects the idea of pursuing economic prosperity as the only end goal. It proposes, instead, an inclusive, holistic, equitable, sustainable, and balanced development for societal well-being.

Panelists will will provide an overview of GNH, how Bhutan is implementing it, and tradeoffs for Bhutanese development, as well as a perspective from California and how it is being applied at a community level and incorporated into public policy here.

Moderator

Krishna Kumar

Krishna Kumar
Director, RAND International Research

Panelists

Kinga Tshering

Kinga Tshering
Former Member of Parliament, Bhutan

Doreen Liberto

Doreen Liberto
Owner, Earth Design International

How to Attend

If you will be attending in Santa Monica, registration is requested but not required.

If you are located elsewhere, you can dial in to 1-800-747-5150 (passcode: 5288026#) and watch the panel discussion via webinar at https://webmeetingext.rand.org/idss2017.

 
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International Development Speaker Series
 

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