Gross National Happiness - Bhutan
Unlike other countries, Bhutan has very unique philosophy to guide her developmental activities. Bhutan has adopted Gross National Happiness (GNH) rather than Gross National Product (GNP) to measure the economic growth of country, because the Bhutanese believe the ultimate goal of every developmental activities is happiness of the people. Gross National Happiness (GNH) is a holistic and sustainable approach to development which balances between material and non-material values with the conviction that humans want to search for happiness. The objective of GNH is to achieve a balanced development in all facets of life which is essential to our happiness. The goal of GNH is happiness. One of several means to achieve this goal is sustainable economic growth. GNH is a unique approach to national and global development. The concept of Gross National Happiness consists of four pillars: Fair socio-economic development (better education and health), conservation and promotion